WNBA Babooshkah Nesting Doll Sacramento Monarchs Griffith Campbell Grooms 2003

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Collectible WNBA Babooshkah Nesting Doll Sacramento Monarchs Griffith Campbell Grooms 2003
Printed under the dolls: Authentic Babooshkah (TM) Russian Nesting Doll OPPLIUUAVbHIH. BD&A (TM)
The dolls are made of wood and appear to be hand painted, I am not positive of this fact... it's how they look to me. There is some leakage of the white unglazed paint on the inner rims of each one which leads me to believe this. The faces have been applied over the paint (they are definitely not painted on the dolls). They were then glazed. They're in really great shape for 13 years old. They all close as they should. I don't see any chips, splits, cracks or other notable issues on them. The shine you see on the photos is just the glare from the sun, they look great in person.
They range in sizes as they nest in each other. Grooms #27 is approx. 2.75". Campbell #12 is approx. 3.5" and Griffith #33 is approx. 5" high.
dolls being glazed were difficult to photograph, the
I found these unique collectible nesting dolls in an Estate Sale I attended. I searched online and found this article. This is copied, cut and pasted.. I didn't write this. I like to include any type of information I can find regarding collectibles and hope this was of value to you.
"SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2003
The latest trend in sports collectibles is breaking the gender barrier this weekend in the WNBA.
The "creative factory" of Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (BD&A) that brought America the Bobblehead craze of the past three years is bringing the first WNBA Russian-inspired nesting doll to the Sacramento Monarchs game against the Los Angeles Sparks at ARCO arena this Saturday.
As the first women's Babooshkah(TM), the June 7 Monarch's giveaway is a unique collectible opportunity. The first 5,000 fans will receive the first two of the three-doll set featuring Yolanda Griffith, Edna Campbell and Lady Grooms. Monarchs fans are encouraged to arrive at the game at least 2 hours in advance to increase their chances of receiving the first women's Babooshkah(TM). The final doll will be handed out at the July 19 game against the Houston Comets.
"We are thrilled to bring the Babooshkah(TM) to women's professional sports," says Jay Deutsch, president and chief executive officer of BD&A. "In a time when sports fans are looking for inspiration in their players we see the WNBA demonstrating the values we want our kids to emulate: hard work, determination and teamwork."
But how did they come up with that name?
"Because we couldn't trademark 'matryoshka' (the term often used in reference to these Russian nesting dolls) we decided to go with Babooshkah(TM)," Jay Deutsch explains. "First of all, it is a term of endearment that -- though literally translated means 'grandmother' or 'scarf' -- echoes the same kind of affection people have for their favorite sports stars."
"Secondly," Deutsch continues, "Babooshkah(TM) is just more fun to say!"
And there you have it... straight from the source :)
Apologies for the poor quality photos, I will try to post new ones asap.
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