Lupita dolls, also known as cartonería dolls, were originally created as toys for poorer children. They were later used by cuckolded wives to indicate knowledge of a mistress's name, or placed in the windows of brothels in Mexico City to indicate a prostitute's availability.

A proponent of women's and animal rights and historic preservation, she authored a bestselling children's book titled Sulwe. Her major breakthrough came in the movie 12 Years a Slave in which her acting was critically acclaimed.

Although currently made of cloth and colored ribbons, it is believed that the first dolls were made with clay, palm, and corn fibers for hair. Tradition has it that these dolls were placed in children's tombs to ward off evil spirits from deceased children.

Lupita name meaning and origin Taken from a Spanish place name, meaning "river of the wolf".

I've always wanted to work in Spanish and never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that that opportunity would come in Black Panther." The film "represents different sides of my heritage," Nyong'o said. "Being born in Mexico and having that Mesoamerican culture represented, it's something that's very close to me."

They are connected to the symbols of the elf, the gnome, the fairy and the dwarf. In the fables they represent the deep wisdom of the psyche. They were made of clay or wood and used to represent religious figures or as toys.

Since ancient times, dolls have played a central role in magic and religious rituals and have been used as representations of deities. Dolls have also traditionally been toys for children. Dolls are also collected by adults, for their nostalgic value, beauty, historical importance or financial value.

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Lupita Nyong'o unveiled a major hair change and revealed that the makeover made her “sad.” “I chopped off my sisterlocks! Here's how I said goodbye,” the Black Panther actress, 40, wrote alongside an Instagram video of her transformation on Sunday, April 16.

When Nyong'o was 16, her parents sent her to Mexico for seven months to learn Spanish. During those seven months, she lived in Taxco, Guerrero, and took classes at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's Learning Centre for Foreigners.

Their purpose seems to have been different according to the culture and civilization. It is supposed that they were either used as children's toys or as symbols for rituals. Some were even believed to hold magical powers. For example Greek brides would offer their dolls to the Gods before getting married.

The main themes of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House revolve around the values and the issues of late 19th-century bourgeoisie, namely what looks appropriate, the value of money, and the way women navigate a landscape that leaves them little room to assert themselves as actual human beings.