Note:
With the high cost of shipping many of our customers choose to ship by USPS. For small and light shipments this is usually less expensive, but please be aware that their estimates are often wrong and only include insurance up to $100 for its domestic shipments. If you ask for full insurance we will recalculate the shipping cost and send you an invoice for any difference in cost.

Marketplace Toys and Dolls

PLEASE NOTE: These may be "toys" but they are not suitable for children!

Mexican Papier Maché Parrot Mask
SKU: MPM-04

Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico,
Mid-20th century.
Molded papier maché mask.  Made on traditional clay mask mold.
(8 1/2” h. x 6 1/2” w. x 3 1/4” d.).
Purchased in Mexico c.1985

Inexpensive masks of paper or pasteboard (máscaras de cartón), formed over a pottery mold and then painted, have been made in Mexico for perhaps a century or longer. Máscaras Mexicanas, a book featuring photographs of Mexican masks, was initially published in Mexico City in about 1926, with a prologue by Roberto Montenegro. There are about 20 of these paper mache masks in the book, along with others of wood and pre-Conquest masks made of other materials such as stone. Moya Rubio included a selection of these masks in plate 188, on page 157 ( Máscaras: la Otra Cara, 1986). Notes from  the late Bryan Stevens, 2018

$75

Mexican Papier Maché Mask
SKU: MPM-05

Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico,
Mid-20th century.
Molded papier maché mask.  Made on traditional clay mask mold.
(8 1/4” h. x 5 3/4” w. x 3” d.).
Purchased in Mexico c.1985

Inexpensive masks of paper or pasteboard (máscaras de cartón), formed over a pottery mold and then painted, have been made in Mexico for perhaps a century or longer. Máscaras Mexicanas, a book featuring photographs of Mexican masks, was initially published in Mexico City in about 1926, with a prologue by Roberto Montenegro. There are about 20 of these paper mache masks in the book, along with others of wood and pre-Conquest masks made of other materials such as stone. Moya Rubio included a selection of these masks in plate 188, on page 157 ( Máscaras: la Otra Cara, 1986). Notes from  the late Bryan Stevens, 2018

$75

Honey Bee #2
SKU: Kariu-8a

Nairobi, Kenya
2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (2 1/2" h. x 5 3/4" w. x 5 1/2" l.),

$72

Soda Can Motorcycle (Large) - Orangina
SKU: RCV-58-lg

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic. May come in Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Heineken, Orangina and other labels.  We cannot always guarantee a particular brand of soda.
Large (Approx. 12 1/2"l. x 4" w. x 8 1/4" h.)

$68

Beaded Antelope
SKU: CPD-74

By Thandi Marengwe - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(4 3/4" h. x 2 1/2" w. x 5 1/2" l.)

$68

Spider
SKU: Kariu-5

Nairobi, Kenya
2012, 2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (2" h. x 3 3/4" w. x 5" l.).
Exact details and colors will vary.

$68

 Bottle-cap Truck
SKU: RCV-91

Recycled bottle-caps, wire, rubber.
(12" l. x 6" w. x 6 1/4" h.)
Vehicles come in assorted colors and bottle-cap types.

$65

Bottle-cap Helicopter
SKU: RCV-92

Recycled bottle-caps, wire, rubber.
(12" l. x 10" w. x 10" h.)
Vehicles come in assorted colors and bottle-cap types.

$65

Bottle-cap Tote-Bag
SKU: RC-75

Zimbabwe
Recycled bottle-caps and wire (12" l. x 6" d. x 6 1/2" h. plus handle)
Assorted colors & designs.

 

$58

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
LadyBug
SKU: Kariu-4

Nairobi, Kenya
2012, 2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (2 1/2" h. x 3 1/4" w. x 4 1/2" l.).
Exact colors and design details may vary.

$58

Julius Kimemia - Nairobi, Kenya
SKU: Kime-1

Nairobi, Kenya
c. 2011
Recycled copper wire, spark-plug, plastic buttons, etc.
(1 1/2" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 5 1/2" l.).

$58

Beaded "Tall Doll" with Baby from Capetown
SKU: CPD-83

By Vuyorasi Ncopayi - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(12 1/2" h. x 3 1/2" w. x 2 1/2" d.)

$58

Racing Bicycle
SKU: rcv-49

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic
(Approx. 12"l. x 3" w. x 6 1/2" h.)
Colors may vary

$54

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
Ndebele Initiation Doll
SKU: ndb-11-med

Ndebele People - South Africa
Cotton and synthetic fabric, glass & plastic beads, metal and plastic wire, imitation leather skirt

10 1/2" tall

$54

C@ca-C@la Safari Land Rover
SKU: rcv-43

C@ca-C@la or P@psi Safari Land Rover
Tanzania
Safari roof lifts up!
Hand-painted, recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic
Assorted colors & designs.
(Approx. 7"l. x 3" w. x 3 3/4" h.) 

 

$54

Mountain Bike from Mali
SKU: RCV-86

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic & wood.
(Approx. 10"l. x 3" w. x 7" h.)
 

$54

Mountain Bike
SKU: rcv-81

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic
(Approx. 10"l. x 3 1/4" w. x 6 3/4" h.)
Colors will vary

$54

Off-Road Vehicle
SKU: RCV-84

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber,
(7 1/2" l. x 5" w. x 5" h.)

$54

Safari Land Rover
SKU: rcv-42

Safari roof lifts up!
Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic
(Approx. 7 1/4"l. x 2 3/4" w. x 3 3/4" h.)
Color & design may vary

$54

C@ca-C@la Bus
SKU: rcv-75

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, hand-painted.
(6 3/4"l. x 3" w. x 3 1/2" h.)

$54