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A doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and traditional dolls made of materials such as clay and wood are found in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe.The earliest documented dolls go back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome.y the eleventh century dolls were used as playthings as well as for protection and in religious ceremonies. During Hinamatsuri, the doll festival, hina dolls are displayed. These are made of straw and wood, painted, and dressed in elaborate, many-layered textiles.
Cloth dolls of the 1800s included soft rag dolls and dolls of stiffened fabric. The first U.S. manufacturer of dolls was Izannah Walker, of Central Falls, R.I., who invented a doll making process in which layers of glued cloth were pressed between the halves of a mold. Walker began making dolls in the 1840s.