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Voodoo Plush

By: Toy Vault

Type: Other

Product Line: Nightmares Plush

Last Stocked on 7/17/2013

Product Info

Title
Voodoo Plush
Publisher
Product Line
Publish Year
2007
NKG Part #
2147375687
MFG. Part #
TOY73002
Type
Other

Description

The practice of sticking pins in dolls, or puppets, actually has its history in European folk magic, not the Haitian religion of Vodou. Over time the practice evolved and became a method of cursing individuals with pain and suffering. Today the voodoo doll has its roots in New Orleans Voodoo, which is a form of “hoodoo” or Southern folk magic. This evolution is believed to have stemmed from slaves who used the puppets to keep their superstitious owners at bay. In traditional Vodou, the puppet, or pwen, is nailed along with an old shoe to trees near graveyards to act as a messenger between this world and the next. This is not done for ill effect as it is often portrayed in movies.