THIS IS A UNIQUE ANTIQUE FABRIC AND NATURAL STALK DOLL OF A MOTHER AND 2 CHILDREN, AND IS APRX 10" LONG.  I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE PBS ANTIQUES ROADSHOW THAT WAS IN INDIANAPOLIS LAST AUGUST AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS I TOOK TO THEM FOR APPRAISAL.  I THINK IT IS QUITE UNIQUE AND HAVE OWNED IT AT LEAST 15 YEARS, BUT I HAVE NOW DECIDED TO PART WITH IT.  THE ROADSHOW APPRAISER TOLD ME IT WAS FROM SOUTH AMERICA (PROBABLY PERU) AND THAT THESE TYPE OF DOLLS WERE MADE IN THE 1940s AND UTILIZED 19c FABRICS TO MAKE THEM.  THE "BODY" IS SOME SORT OF A NATURAL STALK MATERIAL.  THE APPRAISER SAID IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND VALUED IT AT $100-$125.