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A doll is a model of a Human (often a Baby ), a Humanoid (like Bert And Ernie ), an Animal or a Fictional Character (like a Troll or a Smurf ), usually made of Cloth or Plastic . Sometimes, intended as keepsakes or collections for older children and adults, it could be made in Wood , Porcelain , Bisque , Celluloid or Wax . Some dolls are intended as Toy s for Child ren, usually Girl s, to play with. Others are for decoration or have some Cultural significance, possibly for use in some ceremony or ritual, or as a physical representaion of a Deity . Archaeological evidence places dolls as foremost candidate for oldest known Toy , having been found in Egyptian Tomb s which date to as early as 2000 BC .

The model is often a miniature, but a baby doll may be of true size.
A large model of hard material is called a Statue . A doll or animal model of soft material is also called a Plush Toy or Plushie .

Dolls are distinguished from Action Figure s, which are generally of plastic or semi metallic construction and poseable to some extent, and exist largely for the purpose of Marketing the Television shows or Film s which feature the characters they are often modeled after. Modern action figures, such as Action Man , are often marketing towards boys, and dolls towards girls.


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