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55 Delightful Doll Tattoos

Did you play with dolls growing up?

Growing up, many of us played with dolls. However, the time period you were born in greatly determined which kinds of dolls you played with. For example, as a child of the 1990s, I grew up playing with Barbie dolls. I can even remember being gifted a collectible Cruella de Vil Barbie that, much to my mom’s horror, I tried to give a haircut. However, my sister was born just a few years later and she fell into the Bratz doll demographic. I truly never got over their removable feet. Now, I’m sure kids have plenty of other dolls that I’ve never heard of.

Take a look at 55 tattoos inspired by dolls of the past present and future, then let us know your favorite doll on this list (and if it makes you feel old AF) in the comments section on social media.

Barbie

Debut: 1959

Creator: Ruth Handler

Fun Fact: She was based on an x-rated German doll, Lilli the high class call girl.

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Porcelain

Other Names: Bisque dolls, china dolls

Peek Popularity: 1860-1900

Fun Fact: The most expensive porcelain doll sold for $339,136

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Rag

Debut: Raggedy Ann debuted in 1915.

Creator: Johnny Gruelle

Fun Fact: Amish rag dolls have no facial features.

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Matryoshka

Debut: 1890

Creators: Vasily Zvyozdochkin and Sergey Malyutin

Fun Fact: The largest set of Matryoshka dolls contained 51 hand-painted pieces.

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Paper

Debut: Japanese Origami dates back to 800 AD.

Creator: Little Fanny was mass-produced by S&J Fuller and released in 1810.

Fun Fact: A paper doll convention is held annually in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Bratz

Debut: 2001

Creator: Carter Bryant

Fun Fact: Bryant was working for Mattel when he created Bratz, Barbie’s biggest competitor.

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Troll

Debut: 1959

Creator: Thomas Dam

Fun Fact: They’re referred to as Gonk Dolls in the United Kingdom.

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Voodoo

Origin: Fon people on Benin

Misconception: Voodoo dolls aren’t prominently used in either Haitian Vodou or Louisiana Voodoo.

Fun Fact: Voodoo dolls have appeared in films like “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “The Princess and the Frog.”

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Cabbage Patch

Debut: 1982

Creator: Roger L. Schlaifer

Fun Fact: Garbage Pail Kids were created as a parody of Cabbage Patch Kids and included characters such as Adam Bomb, Evil Eddie, Schizo Fran and Blasted Billy.

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Kewpie

Debut: 1912

Creator: Rose O’Neill

Fun Fact: Kewpies were initially conceived as characters for a comic strip in 1909.

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Polly Pocket

Debut: 1989

Creator: Chris Wiggs

Fun Fact: Wiggs first used a makeup compact to create the doll’s house.

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