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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Dolls Down Under


Josh G. of The Aither (an online international art and culture publication), keeps me up-to-date on black-doll-related happenings and information. Last week he informed me of a black-doll-related show in Sydney, Australia called Bertha! at the Power House Museum. The show features vintage Pacific dolls that tell the life story of Harold Samu's drag alter-ego, Bertha. The dolls are from Harold's personal collection found at thrift stores and on eBay throughout the years. See the dolls below:


Josh also informed me about Destiny Deacon who is an Australian First Nations photographer, filmmaker, and artist. Destiny uses black dolls in her photography. See some of Destiny's art and learn more about her in The Guardian's November 24, 2020, article, "Destiny Deacon on humour in art, racism, 'Koori kitsch' and why dolls are better than people."

Thanks again, Josh, for keeping me up-to-date on black-doll information as you become aware of it.

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6 comments:

  1. NicholasOctober 8, 2023 at 6:37 PM

    I wanted to know more information about these dolls.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 8, 2023 at 6:51 PM

      You can learn more about the Bertha dolls by clicking, The Power House Museum's Bertha Story, under the Related Links section of this post.

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    2. NicholasOctober 9, 2023 at 8:26 AM

      I wanted to know if the dolls are from an existing brand and were made to look like the drag queen or are these the only ones that exist?

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  2. Black Doll EnthusiastOctober 9, 2023 at 9:14 AM

    They are not from a particular brand. They are vintage (older) dolls that were originally dressed as Pacific Islanders -- in tribal-type clothing -- grass skirts and the like that Harold Samu dressed as his alter-ego drag character, Bertha, after finding the dolls on eBay and other places of resale.

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    1. NicholasOctober 9, 2023 at 12:21 PM

      Do you know what kind of doll this is or do you have a doll that looks like her?

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  3. Black Doll EnthusiastOctober 9, 2023 at 2:34 PM

    I do not know the specific kind of doll.

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