Pakistan: Handmade dolls

Raja Imran Bahadar

Handmade dolls he craze for playing with handmade dolls has almost died out in Pakistan, but Fauzia Bibi from Rawalpindi has not only kept the culture alive for the past four decades but has also made it her livelihood ISLAMABAD,PAKSTAN .Fawzia and her daughter Ambrin Fatima not only set up their stall in folk heritage but are an integral part of every cultural festival across Pakistan because no one in Pakistan is doing handmade dolls with such finesse and beauty. Amberin is not only helping her mother along with her education, but using social media, she is taking this business to the global markets under the name of 'Chan Mahi'. He said that she has exhibited her art twice in international exhibitions where she got a lot of appreciation. She now also takes international orders through social media. These beautiful hand-made dolls are decorated with cultural clothes and ornaments of all the provinces of Pakistan. Their clothes not only identify the different provinces but also reveal their customs and traditions, for example, a doll wearing a burqa with a cap shows the veil ritual of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, while a doll wearing a Sindhi cap shows the culture of Sindh. is