Apple Head Dolls

American Indians taught early white settlers how to make toys for their children from natural materials around them. Corn husks and cobs were most often used ... as well as wood, lobster shells, nuts, twigs, and gourds. Just about any item that could be made into a human shape, clothed, and hugged by children was fair game!

The Seneca Indians from New York and Pennsylvania were the first people to start making dolls out of apples ... but the craft was later adopted by mountain people in Appalachia, where such handmade toys are still made today. The miniature figures sell for surprisingly high prices.

Seneca

Wyandot Shawnee
Delaware

Ohios Indians

= cut away (eyes, space between nose and lips) = cut lower (check/ face area)

References
http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/applehead-dollszmaz80jazraw.aspx#ixzz2jnZM4PM2