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Dolls created by Moroccan and Saharan children Document made for the seminars at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Programa de Educación Inicial y Primera Infancia Buenos Aires October 2010.
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Dolls created byMoroccan and Saharan childrenDocumentmade for the seminars at theFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias SocialesPrograma de Educación Inicial y Primera InfanciaBuenos AiresOctober 2010
celebrating children’s creativityin their self made toys froma multicultural perspectivewww.sanatoyplay.orgJean-Pierre Rossie
eighteen-months-old girl with one of her first dollsmade with apiece of cactusAnti-Atlas2006
centuries old doll playwith snail shells representing the dolls Anti-Atlas, 2002
creating dolls is most often done by girls who use themfor games of marriage, household games andgames staging female activities game of marriage, Anti-Atlas, 2005
mistress of ceremonieswith a tube of pomade as frame Anti-Atlas, 2007unless indicated otherwise thedolls werecreated by girls
bridegroom and brideclothed in the traditional wayAnti-Atlas2006the groom carries a dagger and a bag with herbs as magical protectionthe bride has herface coveredagainst theevil eye
bride and bridegroom, Anti-Atlas, 2006the bride's face was blackened because it is a black girl
Sahrawi bride and bridegroom, Western Sahara, 2008 doll’s frame made of a bone fixed in a bundle of rags
Sahrawi babiesmadewith ragsWestern Sahara2008 the blue bag filled with herbs represents protection magic
pregnant mother and her daughter, Anti-Atlas, 2006 cross shaped reed frame
mother with baby and father sitting in a chair, Anti-Atlas, 2007
mother with baby and father, Anti-Atlas, 2007 exceptionally the legs are cut out at the base of the reed
mother with baby and small daughter, Anti-Atlas, 2007 sweet wrappers have been used as dresses
rag baby in its cradle, Anti-Atlas, 2006bag of herbs and shells as protective magic
rich family with race car Anti-Atlas, 2004
dolls with their head cut out of a piece of polystyrene Anti-Atlas, 2002 Anti-Atlas, 2008
Belghenja dollmade by women to be walked in processionduring theritual forobtaining rain the boy holds Belghenja dolls made by girlsAnti-Atlas2007
the Belghenjadolls are madewith a wooden spoonAnti-Atlas2007
girl carrying her Belghenja doll when playingthe ritual for obtaining rainAnti-Atlas2007
Belghenja doll made with a lamp surrounded by silver paper, Anti-Atlas, 2007
Baba Ashurand his wife(left)Doukkala2008frame witha bone of theaïd el kebir sheep Ashura is a Moroccan feast lasting for ten days at which it is customary to give sweets and presents to children. It falls on the tenth day of the first month of the Muslim calendar. A PowerPoint presentation Ashura: a children’s feast in Morocco is available on www.sanatoyplay.org (see Documentation Center: Multimedia: Rossie 2008)
mother and daughter dressed for a feast, Anti-Atlas, 2006 the fibulas closing the large white veil are cut out of an aluminum sheet
Sahrawi dancerWesternSahara 2007arm movements represented bya curved branch
spectator of the Sahrawi dance Western Sahara, 2007
old and young woman dressed for the ahwash dance Anti-Atlas, 2006
young man participating in the ahiddus danceAnti-Atlas, 2005
mistress and weavers with daughters at the loom, Anti-Atlas, 2007
girl at the hospital, mother and female doctor (right) Anti-Atlas, 2007
policemen, Anti-Atlas, 2007 clothing of paper packaging frame of plastified wire
tourist at the beach, Anti-Atlas, 2007 second hand plastic doll dressed by girlumbrella and reclining chair of plastified iron wire and wool threads
emigrants’ daughter visiting the homelandAnti-Atlas2006plastic dollwith a dress made by the girlcar made by a boy
the home’s mistress and girl with artificial legs,Anti-Atlas, 2007