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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