Traditional Handmade Worry Doll Collection _artisan--novica-artisan-7504 rain tree wood and glass

rain tree wood and glass beads on waxed nylon threads

Crafted by artisans in northwest India

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and technical services to low-income Nepali craft producers

Traditional Handmade Worry Doll Collection _artisan--novica-artisan-7504 rain tree wood and glassDressed 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