New short documentary captures the spirit of New Orleans' Baby Doll tradition
A documentary by Vashni Korin captures the spirit of the New Orleans Baby doll masking tradition during Carnival season.
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New Orleans Baby Dolls
New Orleans Baby Dolls Bless The Streets The New Orleans Baby Dolls held their annual “Blessing of The Streets” on Saturday, May 1, at their annual gathering on the North Peters side of the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The ceremony serves as a welcoming induction for new members and a reunion for women who continue to represent a Mardi Gras masking tradition that has evolved over more than a century. In her definitive book on the cultural practice, Walking Raddy: The Baby Dolls of New Orleans, Kim Vaz-Deville chronicles Baby Dolls from their origins in Black Storyville, dating back to 1912. ...
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