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Hoko (doll)
A , is a kind of soft-bodied doll given to young women of age and especially to pregnant women in Japan to protect both mother and unborn child. Traditionally, hōko dolls were were made of silk and human hair. They would be stuffed with cotton. The dolls could be made for both boys and girls, however boys' dolls would be given up and "consecrated" at a shrine when boys turned fifteen. Girls would give up their dolls at marriage.〔 The dolls were given to children either at birth, or on special days shortly after birth.〔 Modern day hōko dolls have been created with technology to monitor babies. == History == Hōko can be traced back to early "talismanic figures" from early Japanese history.〔 The hōko can be traced back to to the concept of using paper dolls, or ''hina'', as "stand-ins for people."〔 It has also been suggested that the worship of ''katashiro'' (meaning substitute) also played a role in the creation of hōko dolls. Dolls resembling the talismanic function of the hōko was mentioned in ''The Tale of Genji''. Sources mentioning the hōko by name start appearing in the Heian period, but are more apparent in the Muromachi period of Japan's history.〔
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