Set of nesting, female dolls and a roly-poly toy doll. The roly-poly doll is in the form of a female figure with a round body with a weight in the base. The figure has a red scarf with white polka dots, a mustard shirt and a blue dress or overalls. The nesting dolls are formed of one large doll that is made of two pieces and a smaller doll that is made of one piece of wood. The larger doll has a red headscarf, a dress with a black, repeating motif and a paler apron with a floral pattern. The smaller doll has a yellow headscarf with a black motif, a blue dress and an apron with a floral pattern.

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1981.578
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