Traditional Handmade Worry Doll Collection _artisan--novica-artisan-7504 Cut like a cape

Cut like a cape

rain tree wood and glass beads on waxed nylon threads

5"L x 10"W (47 x 25 cm)

their sinuous bodies suggest one shared heart

Our hand-loomed fabric was made by skilled wavers in Kampala

Traditional Handmade Worry Doll Collection _artisan--novica-artisan-7504 Cut like a capeDressed in a variety of colorful dresses, 100 Guatemalan worry dolls are here to preserve ancient Maya traditions. Legend has it that the Maya Sun God gave princess Ixmucan the gift of solving people's problems. With time people started making dolls in Ixmucan's honor and they would tell her their woes, hoping she would solve them through the dolls. 'This tradition is still alive,' says Ana from the Lopez Garcia Family. 'The idea is to have many worry