TRADITIONAL NATIONAL DOLLS
In the Art house folklore hall you can see traditional dolls from more than 70 countries. Different peoples have their specific dolls which make a favourite souvenir for tourists. Each doll portrays the most typical traits of its people: Russian dolls have beautiful gold and silver crowns, Cubans wear large earrings, Japanese are armless, North American Indians carry babies on their back, Tibetans are made of colourful beads but don’t have faces, Georgian are made of cardboard, Spanish dance the flamenco…This interesting exhibition which is opened permanently.

 
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