Be Happy Always Handmade Guatemalan Worry Doll Happy Wreath
By Elias Garcia, this charming wreath carries a message — ‘Be Happy Always.’ He covers it with handloomed Guatemalan textiles and adorns it with diminutive worry dolls who wear red clown noses. The dolls are crafted by his sister of the Lopez Garcia family.
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 that the doll will provide a solution as they sleep.
- materials: 100% cotton on carton, palo blanco wood sign, nylon cord
- 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
0.8 in. H x 9.5 in. Diam.
