A few nice traditional toy images I found:
Paper mache dolls
Image by Swamibu
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Paper mache dolls hanging on display at a traditional toy shop in Malacca, Malaysia.
Papier-mâché (French for ‘chewed-up paper’ because of its appearance), is a construction material that consists of pieces of paper, sometimes reinforced with textiles, stuck together using a wet paste (e.g., glue, starch, or wallpaper adhesive). The crafted object becomes solid when the paste dries.
Papier-mâché was used for doll heads starting as far back as 1540, and continued to be used into the early 20th century. The heads were molded in two parts from a mixture of paper pulp, clay, and plaster, and then glued together. The head would then be smoothed, painted and varnished.
Image by Ramiro Figueroa
Noviembre 2009.- Un vendedor de juguetes tradicionales ríe al mostrar un cráneo humano en días previos a la celebración del Día de Muertos en México.
A seller of Mexican traditional toys, smiles while showing a human crane one day before the “Day of the Deads” celebration.
one more look at flags
Image by cactusbeetroot
Yep, so here’s the plaza again, and below this, shops of all manner are lined up. Not all shops are ready. Some lots are yet to have tenants. They also have this section set aside selling traditional toys and tourist T-shirts and all manner of trinkets. It’s interesting to have a browse, to be frank, but that’s all I did. (We do not subscribe to the school of thought that involves taking back a little something "representative" of every country we visit each time, because there would honestly be too much lying around in the house then, little of which can actually be used.)
