Josefina Montoya (doll)

The Josefina Montoya doll was released in 1997.

Josefina Doll

 * Face Mold: Josefina Mold - Josefina was the first doll with this face mold.
 * Skin: Medium
 * Hair: Very dark brown with auburn highlights, straight, no bangs, center part.
 * Josefina comes with her hair braided back.


 * Eyes: Dark Brown
 * Other: Josefina has permanent gold hoop earrings in each ear.

Meet Outfit
Josefina's meet outfit reflects daily fashion on a Mexican ranch in 1824; women wore less restrictive clothing than what was worn in white American fashion of the time. Casual clothing consisted of long blouses with simple skirts and sashes. The outfit shows influences from Native people of the area as well.

Camisa
White camisa (blouse) with short puffed sleeves and a gathered neckline. Small white trim at neckline and sleeves. Velcros up the back. The camisa comes down to about the knees.

Skirt
Maroon skirt with black flower print; waistband and white trim sewn to the bottom on a white fabric strip. Velcros near the waistband.

Sash
Brown woven sash with darker brown stripes. Braided at the ends. Worn around the waist over the skirt.

Drawers
White knee-length drawers with elastic at the back and a V panel at the front.

Moccasins
Brown soft leather moccasins that lace up and tie in the front.

Hair Ribbon
1/4" wide dark turquoise ribbon. Is tied around the bottom of Josefina's braid.

Hair Flowers
Three faux yellow primroses on a shared stem. Tucked into Josefina's hair near her ribbon.

Rebozo
A 34" long (not including fringe) by 5" wide rebozo with multicolored stripes. It is shown wrapped loosely around Josefina's arms on the cover of Meet Josefina. Comes with a pamphlet discussing three other ways to wear the rebozo--wrapped around the head to cover from the sun, tied around one shoulder to carry items, and wrapped and tied around the upper body.

Garnet Pendant Necklace
A gold cross-shaped pendant on a gold chain with a garnet stone in the center.

Leather Pouch
A leather sewn leather pouch that closes with a button and loop. It is designed to attach to the belt.

Embroidered Handkerchief
A white sheer handkerchief that has a Mexican style embroidered flower.

Jola coin
A replica of a copper jola coin. The pamphlet that discusses the Reboza also discusses the jola as a coin of Mexico.

Pre-Mattel Differences
Specific differences between the Pre-Mattel and Mattel versions are minimal however one my note the eyebrows on newer dolls are considerably raised which may have been done to make the doll look happy or surprised.

Trivia

 * Josefina was the first doll released with her face mold, hence the fan nickname of "Josefina Mold."