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Photos: The power of Robin Hickman's Barbie collection

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Robin Hickman has been collecting multicultural dolls for 20 years. Her Barbies represent places from Nigeria to Brazil.
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Here, says Robin Hickman, "TiTi, Brian and Debra are jammin' at Gordon's SoulMusic Cafe." Hickman likes to create intricate, realistic sets on which to pose her dolls.
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Robin Hickman has been collecting multicultural dolls for 20 years. Her Barbies represent places from Nigeria to Brazil.
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Robin Hickman admires her 12-inch look-alike in her St. Paul, Minn., office on Oct. 5, 2012. Hickman has more than 300 multicultural dolls in her collection.
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