doll (pastimes: toys)

Female doll with a child bound to the doll's back. The doll and child are made of brown plastic with the female having cloth hands and feet. The doll is dressed in a white shawl with a loose weave and yellow embroidery at the edge, a white dress with blue embroidery on the skirt with a band of red, yellow and green and black shoes, the left of which is missing the sole. The doll has black hair, painted facial features and sequins for earrings.

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