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local Thursday 15 december 2022
Artisanal doll “Miss Aruba” returned to its home island

ORANJESTAD – National Mrs. Rutski visited our beau- also involved in the Second Fulfilling her promise, Dolo- to the museum, ensuring a
Archeological Museum of tiful island herself for the first World War. She realized res took a picture recently good home for her at her
Aruba, MANA received a time in 1973, to celebrate then the connection be- with her doll at Bunker Bar. native island. This was ac-
fabric doll about 80 years her honeymoon. She kept tween her uncle, the doll, Even Dolores thought she cepted with a lot of love,
old, from Mrs. Dolores visiting Aruba for many Aruba and the Second could be nominated for since MANA already has
Rutski. Back when Dolo- years. She said that her un- World War. Then she prom- “crazy old lady” for this two antique porcelain
res, a resident of New Jer- cle, Vincent Citarella was ised to come back with the act. The beauty of the doll dolls, co-financed through
sey was about three or four a marine on board of the doll and take a picture to- caught a lot of attention. UNOCA, which will incor-
years old, she received the commercial boat US Mer- gether in Aruba. Humorously, Dolores com- porated to the project
doll as a gift from her uncle, chants during the Second ments that the doll might “Keeping Heritage Alive
who brought it from Aruba. World War. One of them Dolores also began think- have tarnished a little but through Time”. The new ex-
was attacked by the en- ing about how, when she it has fewer wrinkles com- hibitions that are part of this
The doll has some details, emy, causing the boat to passes away, the doll will pared to her. Many peo- project are planned to be
like a traditional handker- sink. Only Citarella and one no longer have a home. ple asked about the doll’s completed by mid-2023.
chief tied on her head. other marine survived the In order to guarantee a name, and finally, she This fabric doll, an artisanal
Dolores doesn’t remember attack. home for her, could she gift called it “Miss Aruba”. jewel from last century, will
every playing with the doll, the doll to a museum? This be part of the developing
she kept it and would only It was during her stay in way she could visit the doll Mrs. Dolores Rutski ap- exhibitions.q
admire it. Aruba last year that Dolo- when she is here on Aruba. proached MANA with her
res realized that Aruba was desire to gift “Miss Aruba”