Local craft maker fashions ‘Territorial dolls’
The Territorial Dress was officially introduced last year during Territory Day observations on July 1, 2013 at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park.
Asked about her main goal in producing and showcasing the dolls, Daniels said it was in an attempt to portray aspects of the local culture to tourists who visited the Territory, “The Territorial [print] teaches the tourists about our culture… the [Virgin Islands] sloop boat… the cloth has everything about the VI on it,” she stated.
Daniel, who operates a booth at the Crafts Alive Village and has been in the business of craft making for over a decade, told Virgin Islands News Online that the dolls were made in a very short space of time from recycled material.
She explained that she acquired the material for the Territorial outfits for the dolls at the Clovers store on Waterfront Drive in Road Town where they are available exclusively.
According to Daniel, she has since sold at least 25 of the dolls and now has only a few remaining.
She further suggested that, as a means of further promoting the Territorial print, images could be added to the welcome magazine that greets tourists upon their arrival to the Territory.
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Miss Daniel, do you sew for adults. If you do, I will ask you to make my national dress in grand style!