It's a variant of "kewpie" doll (which was trade-marked and therefore
unavailable to use for imitation dolls) and comes from Cupid since the dolls
were supposed to be little cherubs.   Read more about it at:

http://www.dollmakersite.com/archives~march011.htm
<http://www.dollmakersite.com/archives~march011.htm>


And yet another plea to put your e-mail address in the BODY of your message.

thanks,

janice

Janice Klein
Director, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
Of Jay Heuman
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:12 PM
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Subject: cupi (or cuppie) dolls


Greetings!

A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me about
the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or "cuppie")
originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?

(No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick "Seed of
Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our collection
which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)

Thank you in advance for any help in this regard.

Sincerely,

j heuman
Education Curator
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
Utah State University
4020 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT  84322-4020
t 435.797.0165 | f 435.797.3423

Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
Sir Charles Moser, b. 1922


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