Wooden dolls

Japanese-created Russian cultural icon: set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another

thumb|Kokeshi thumb|Finishing a kokeshi thumb|Modern kokeshi are simple wooden Japanese dolls with no arms or legs that have been crafted for more than 150 years as a toy for children. Originally from the Tohoku region in northern Honshu, kokeshi are handmade from wood, having a simple trunk and head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body often has floral and/or ring designs painted in red, black, and sometimes green, purple, blue, or yellow inks, and covered with a layer of wax. Since the 1950s, kokeshi makers have signed their work, usually on the bottom and sometimes o

thumb|right|220px|Three ''akua'ba''. These are from the Fante people|Fante people.

Form of folk art in Bengal

Indian wooden dolls