Saba, Ethiopia, 1846
Jun 1, 2011 19:26:58 GMT -5
Post by daughterofthedryad on Jun 1, 2011 19:26:58 GMT -5
I liked Saba's book more than some of the others, although I agree that the beginning is a little tough to get through (yawn). The doll is gorgeous and has incredible detail.
Her dress is very thin, fine white cotton trimmed in tiny embroidery. The woven trims are simply printed onto ribbon and the ribbon is sewn to the dress--not as impressive as it could have been. She has three gold bracelets on each arm and two gold anklets on each foot. The bracelets & anklets have slits, so theoretically they could come off, but I'm not going to try it.
Her sandals are plain brown "leather" with straps. In addition to the dress, there's a shawl-like garment wrapped around her shoulders and tacked to the dress. Kind of annoying. She has an amber bead necklace and a cross necklace, both tacked to the dress. She also has gold hoop earrings and a gold hair ornament. I liked the doll well enough, but once I read the story I liked her better. A for the doll and A- for the book.
Her dress is very thin, fine white cotton trimmed in tiny embroidery. The woven trims are simply printed onto ribbon and the ribbon is sewn to the dress--not as impressive as it could have been. She has three gold bracelets on each arm and two gold anklets on each foot. The bracelets & anklets have slits, so theoretically they could come off, but I'm not going to try it.
Her sandals are plain brown "leather" with straps. In addition to the dress, there's a shawl-like garment wrapped around her shoulders and tacked to the dress. Kind of annoying. She has an amber bead necklace and a cross necklace, both tacked to the dress. She also has gold hoop earrings and a gold hair ornament. I liked the doll well enough, but once I read the story I liked her better. A for the doll and A- for the book.
