One of a Kind Custom Sasha Doll: Danuwa

The name Danuwa is African and means "a good friend".

Features: Her features have been carefully painted with artist-quality acrylics and the tiniest of paintbrushes after all original paint was completely removed. She has been given eyes in shades of brown, green, gold, and sienna with highlights. Her original eyebrows were removed and have been repainted with tiny brushstrokes in different shades to match her hair. Her lips have been repainted in natural colors with slight shading. She was incredibly difficult to photograph, but I tried to capture her features! The original Cora has very dark, almost black eyes, and I enjoyed giving her eyes more definition.

Hair: Her hair is a curly wig, with six braids. Her original hair is still intact and is underneath her wig, held in place with a hair net. It's quite lovely hair, but I love the look of Cora with long hair instead of short!

Outfit: She wears a commercially-made outfit consiting of a vest, skirt, and white t-shirt. The vest and skirt used to be bright yellow, but I never could find a doll that looked good in that color, so I dyed it a light green (which in real life looks a little less "chartreuse" than my photos look to me!). And she wears commercially-made shoes.

And... her ears are pierced! She's wearing glass earrings that I made to match her outfit.

She comes with her right foot signed by me, and a personalized and signed hang-tag.

Formerly: Danuwa spent her former life as a dark Cora (the one with the pink striped dress). She's in very nice shape, although her brown leg elastic was snapped and I restrung her. She has a very odd red stain on her back, which I am treating, but I don't know if it will come out. I can send photos on request. She may have been a factory second, as she came to me from the daughter of a Sasha dealer. She came to me in her box, and I believe she spent most of her life in it until now. Other than that, she is in very nice shape, and still retains her Sasha tag. She has no odors.

Danuwa is in a private collection.