12 Guatemala Handcrafted Cotton Worry Doll Figurines - A Dozen Friends 4 inch creating an abstract dewdrop motif

creating an abstract dewdrop motif

Tiny glass beads in rose

making every item a unique example of blown-glass craftsmanship

Story Behind the Art

a light green jade leaf undulates in the soft Guatemalan breeze

12 Guatemala Handcrafted Cotton Worry Doll Figurines - A Dozen Friends 4 inch creating an abstract dewdrop motifTwelve 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.