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A Topsy-Turvy doll is a double-ended doll, typically featuring two opposing characters. They are traditionally American cloth folk dolls which fuse a white girl child with a black girl child at the hips. Later dolls were sometimes a white girl child with a black mammy figure.
Nov 20, 2015 · Topsy-turvy dolls were born into an economy dependent on the idea of inherent racial differences, and a country full of white scholars invested in perpetuating this myth.
Oct 19, 2015 · One doll that captures the joy of childhood and a dark history is the topsy turvy doll—a reversible, two-sided, doll featuring two characters joined at the hip. This doll has a much darker past, directly tied to one of the worst aspects of American history: slavery.
A unique piece of folk art with an uncertain past, the Topsy-Turvy doll has become subject to debate and controversy among historians. In its simplest form, the doll has two heads with their upper bodies on opposite ends, joined together at the hips.
Nov 20, 2015 · The doll is two-headed and two-bodied—one black body and one white, conjoined at the lower waist where the hips and legs would ordinarily be. The lining of one's dress is the outside of the other’s, so that the skirt flips over to conceal one body when the other is upright.
May 8, 2024 · Topsy-Turvies are novelties: one doll with two opposing characters joined at the waist; two heads, four arms, no legs. Flipping Topsy-Turvy’s skirt back and forth reveals the other doll. There are two dolls in one, yet only one is available for play.
Topsy-Turvy Dolls, also known as reversible dolls, have a long-standing tradition dating back to the late 1800s. These unique dolls showcase two characters, frequently a black and white character, that are joined at the waist and can be flipped over to reveal the alternate character.
