The golliwog, also spelled golliwogg or shortened to golly, is a doll-like character, created by cartoonist and author Florence Kate Upton, which appeared in children's books in the late 19th century, usually depicted as a type of rag doll.

Golliwogg is a type of rag doll. It is also known as golliwog or golly. It is made from black fabric and has black eyes bordered with white, red lips with white teeth and curly hair. Inspiration for gollywog dolls came from Florence Kate Upton, who was born in 1873 in Flushing, New York, and was the daughter of English parents.

May 4, 2023 · Officers had seized the collection of dolls from the pub on April 4, as part of an investigation into an allegation of hate crime. The golly dolls are based on 18th-century minstrels and are now...

Feb 5, 2009 · Stuck for a main character, her aunt, with whom she was staying in Hampstead, North London, found an old battered black-face rag doll in the attic.

The golliwog image, popular in England and other European countries, is found on a variety of items, including postcards, jam jars, paperweights, brooches, wallets, perfume bottles, wooden puzzles, sheet music, wall paper, pottery, jewelry, greeting cards, clocks, and dolls.

Feb 8, 2009 · 20th February 1962: A black-faced brightly dressed soft doll with fuzzy hair, named ‘Golliwog’ after a character in a book by American writer Florence Kate Upton. His name has since been shortened to Golly, thus removing the offensive term ‘wog’.

Apr 12, 2023 · A pub in Essex has become the centre of a 'political correctness' row after police seized a collection of golliwog dolls. Here, Yahoo News explains the origins of the dolls and why they are...

Apr 22, 2016 · Some claim the dolls are offensive to people of colour while others say they are nothing more than a harmless toy. SBS takes a look at where the Golliwog came from.

3 days ago · The Golliwogg (later golly) is a rag doll-like, children’s literary character created by Florence Kate Upton in the late 19th century. The Golliwogg was inspired by a blackface minstrel doll Upton had as a child in America.

Aug 14, 2021 · The Gollywog is not just a doll or a happy childhood memory, it is a symbol of racism and testimony to the ‘wog’ based racial abuse countless Black people have faced. For this reason, it has absolutely no place in modern society and certainly no place in a Cumbrian shop.