8″ Cloth Woman with Rooster in Basket. Doll has tag which reads Maria Helena and Estrema Registado. The doll is accompanied by Portugal’s national bird, the rooster. The country chose this symbol to signify the dawning of a new day and roosters are the symbols of protection and safety. (See: The Legend of the Barcelos Rooster.)
I purchased the doll in 1999 at the Doll Haven in Youngstown, Arizona.
