12 Guatemala Handcrafted Cotton Worry Doll Figurines - A Dozen Friends 4 inch a light green jade leaf

a light green jade leaf undulates in the soft Guatemalan breeze

cedar wood relief panel

This is a physical job where the artisan’s scrub

The citrines weigh 2 carats

5 inches max L x 1 inches W

12 Guatemala Handcrafted Cotton Worry Doll Figurines - A Dozen Friends 4 inch a light green jade leafTwelve diminutive worry dolls in handwoven apparel want to be your friends. According to Maya legend, the sun god gave princess Ixmucane the gift of solving people's problems. With time, people started making dolls in Ixmucane's honor and they would tell her their woes, hoping she would solve them through the dolls. Many people whisper to the dolls, then place them under their pillows at night, hoping the doll will provide a solution while they sleep.