A little help with a few dolls

Hi all, I have had these dolls for some time in various places around the house but have no clue as to their origin or if they are in fact interesting pieces outside of simply my interest in them. Any help in identifying them would be greatly appreciated. The below link is to the dropbox folder I have pictures in (the site said my pictures were too large to post)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2yxap937bkqpw8b/AADrdk423dvz2LYov2dcu4JUa?dl=0

 

@judy
maybe she can help.

 

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@pearlsnblume....TY.

@Aquitaine.......good info for OP.

I really can't help here.

Pictures are small without detail. Nothing looks antique to me.

I think @Any Jewelry might be of some help. I've already forgotten what the photos look like, but I think there is a puppet or two that she knows about.

The very first photo is quite a puzzle.

I think one of the photos....maybe the 2nd one, could be Russian.

 

Yes, it is the 2nd photo that I believe could be Russian.

Welcome Philip to Antiquers............you do need to embed the photos for easy viewing.

 

I think the frog is Indonesian.

 

The first one makes me uneasy. Doesn't she have a monkey face?

 

It is a bit unsettling but I suppose there is a doll for all tastes. My first impression was too much filler at the plastic surgeon.

 

There's a thought.

 

The African dolls appear to be Masai.

Debora

 

She is a European lady, of sorts. She creeps me out too, but she is well made.

The pretty one with the fur hat looks Russian, as @judy said.

The one with the crown is a Burmese marionette puppet.

The ones in red are indeed Maasai, as @Debora suggested.

The frog puppet is Indonesian, as @say_it_slowly said. It is a Wayang Golek puppet. Wayang is religiously themed theatre, there are different versions, often related to different regions. Wayang Golek is originally Sundanese from West Java, but these puppets are now made as souvenirs in other parts of Java too.

I don't know if a frog character is traditional in Sundanese Wayang Golek theatre, it is slightly different from classic Wayang. We have a Wayang Golek puppet collector on the forum, but I can't remember his name.

All of them are good quality dolls and puppets.

 

No, the lower body of all Wayang puppets is just a short bit of wood with 'hips' to make sure the sarung doesn't slide off. I'll see if I can find a photo of a 'naked' one.

 

https://theworldofpuppetry.weebly.com/indonesian-wayang-golek-puppets.html

 

Oops, I thought you were talking about the frog, sorry about that. Too many animals in this thread, too confusing.
But at least now we all know what a naked Wayang Golek puppet looks like.

 

Thank you for your help @Any Jewelry!

 

First one might be the Duchess from Alice in Wonderland?