Paddle doll

Paddle doll

Paddle doll is the earliest form of toy documented. Several types have been discovered in tombs in Egypt. They are all made of flat wood, and usually painted with a pattern of lines dots. Some have hair composed of strings of mud and faience beads, interwoven with squares of straw to imitate gold hair rings. The dolls were placed in the tombs to do jobs for the deceased in the Osirian afterworld, such as to protect them, or to provide them with entertainment.

A fine example of a paddle doll with hair, found in a tomb in Ancient Egypt, is on display at the British Museum. [http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/toys2.html]

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