An Emirati artist has set Umm Al Quwain’s first Guinness World Record with her largest display of handmade paper dolls at a single venue. Umm Al Quwain is one of the seven sovereign emirates in the United Arab Emirates, located in the north of the country.
Paper artist Amnah Al Fard, a resident of Umm Al Quwain, succeeded in setting a new record for her 1,145 dolls made entirely of paper.
Talal Omar, Guinness World Records country manager for the Mena region told that this record is for the largest display of handmade paper dolls at a single venue. For the purpose of this record, a doll is described as a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children made only from paper. Each doll is three-dimensional, made from paper as part of a display.
The 1,145 different dolls, which measured between two to three inches in height, were displayed at the Maraya Art Centre in Sharjah on July 7. They were made using the quilling technique, otherwise known as paper-rolling or filigree. Quilling is an ancient art form that could be traced back to the 16th century when artists rolled pieces of thin strips of paper on a feather, or quill.
Amnah, who is currently abroad for a quilling competition, said she is happy to have set a new world record. It is now official that this is a new Guinness World Record, the first of its kind around the world, the first in the field of paper quilling and the first from an Umm Al Quwain citizen.
That’s really encouraging and commendable to see people belonging from not too advanced regions are registering their names in the Guinness Book of World Records. Hats off to you girl!
From Gulf News
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