My Aunt and Uncle were about as poor as the dirt he was trying to grow crops on and they had 9 children . Her children didn't lack for toys but she made them . She carved little hands and feet and used gourds for the dolls heads and painted faces on them . Dressed them up fancy is scraps of cloth. Her family said that she made boys toys too. When I got married she wanted to send me something , so she carved me a doll -- A bride all dressed in white. The Face and hands and feet are whittled and painted. I still have her and cherish her after 47 years of marriage. Mary Russell bird@scrtc.com