Traditional Handmade Worry Doll Collection _artisan--novica-artisan-3172 Swirling paws dance in technicolor

Swirling paws dance in technicolor on this super soft fleece blanket

and two tennis balls

whose face is magnificently carved from cow bone

She crafts this beaded bracelet by hand and closes it with a hollow brass bell

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Traditional Handmade Worry Doll Collection _artisan--novica-artisan-3172 Swirling paws dance in technicolorDressed 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