wax dolls
Molded miniature people
Wax dolls are dolls with heads, hands, or entire bodies molded from wax—once prized for their lifelike flesh tones and delicate features.
Popular from the 18th through early 20th centuries, they were eventually displaced by cheaper materials like composition and plastic.
Wax dolls also appear in folk magic traditions, where they serve as effigies for rituals or curses: She stuck pins in the wax doll.
- beeswaxHoneycomb building material
- effigiesRepresentations of persons
- waxworksDisplay of molded figures
- Madame TussaudsWax sculpture exhibition venue
- museum displayArranged items for viewing
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- doll materials
- wax craftscandle making, encaustic, waxwork, candle dipping, beeswax candles
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Glazed ceramic toy figures
plastic dolls · wooden dolls · rag dolls · paper dolls · corn husk dolls
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