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Send to a friend12 Guatemala Handcrafted Cotton Worry Doll Figurines, "A Dozen Friends"
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Twelve 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. Gift them to your friends or keep them all together like a family. Handcrafted by the Lopez Garcia Family, they arrive in a bag of handloomed cotton.
- 44 grams
- 1.55 oz
- Each: 6.35 cm H x 2 cm W x 1.8 cm D
- Each: 2.5" H x 0.8" W x 0.7" D
- Bag: 16 cm L x 12.5 cm W
- Bag: 6.25" L x 4.9" W
- 100% cotton, tule, wire, polyurethane foam, nylon stockings
- Not a toy. Not intended for use by children age 12 or under.
- Not a toy and not intended for use in or near cribs, beds, playpens, or carriages
- Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
- Made in Guatemala.
- Certified and shipped by our office in Guatemala
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- Free Gift Wrap? Yes
- Premium Gift Wrap? Yes
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Write a review"...the Mayan princess Ixmucane received a gift from the sun god, making her able to solve any person's problem. Later, people began creating dolls with whom they'd share their problems."
"My name is Aura Lopez and my family creates quitapena, or 'worry dolls,' which are traditional in Guatemala and Mexico. According to the legend... read more
