Curly horns and cloven hooves are just a few of the common physical traits of the folk art devil dolls. Horns range from black cow-like curly points to large white ram's horns. Needle sculpted shapes are common, but creative mixed media elements also form horns, including hardware staples, paper mache, or woodwork.
Black American Cloth Rag Dolls. Often made by mothers w other caregivers. As money - material goods were scarce for many families, corncobs or socks were often used as the doll body. Fabric scraps were used for the arms, legs i clothing. It was not unusual for a mother to create her child's doll by simply knotting whatever fabric scraps she could find. Some Black American dolls date back to the days of slavery. Before the Civil War, it is said these women fashioned black face dolls dressed in calico as playthings for the white children in their care. The doll maker used whatever bits and pieces were handy. Commercially made dolls began to appear toward the end of the 19th century. Many have hand-oil painted faces. All of our dolls are quality pieces of Americana or folk art.
