OOAK Primitive Hand Carved Wood/Cloth Body Doll Mother-In-Law by Hitty Artists
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It's time for Mama Margaret to find a new home!! This rather stern looking lady is guaranteed to be a One-Of-A-Kind!! Ae and I (Holly) have been creating hand carved/jointed dolls for almost 7 years but this doll was an unusual request. About three years ago I was contacted by a man who wanted a doll carved to look just like his mother-in-law. He was very specific that the doll must have a cloth body ("pin cushion" was mentioned once). My husband/partner Ae painstakingly carved her face from a photo. Her head, arms and legs are made from reclaimed Teak. I swear this is a spitting image of the woman in the photo (pretty sure her name was Margaret.) I don't know if the man divorced or what, but he disappeared and she (his mother-in-law) has now been living w/ us for 3 years. I have exhausted myself trying to contact him thus have decided it's time for her to find a new home/son-in-law. Mama Margaret (that's what I've been calling her) has a lot of character to say the least! I've left her the natural color of the wood as this was the original request. If anyone wants to paint her, they still can (her pupils are just penciled in). Plus, old Teak is such a lovely honey color that just I couldn't bring myself to cover her up with paint or stain. As I assume the woman is still alive and since the doll is based on a real person, I've decided
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