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Two Guatemalan Worry Dolls with 100% Cotton Pouch, "Love and Hope"

Name: Two Guatemalan Worry Dolls with 100% Cotton Pouch, 'Love and Hope'
Brand: NOVICA
SKU: 325092
Price: 17.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.92 (165 reviews)

Product ID: 325092

by Lopez Garcia Family (165)

Crafted by members of the Lopez Garcia Family of Guatemala, these quitapenas dolls make a wonderful gift for friends or family that tells the... more

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Crafted by members of the Lopez Garcia Family of Guatemala, these quitapenas dolls make a wonderful gift for friends or family that tells the recipient you care about their well-being and wish them the best. Quitapenas means "to remove worries" in Spanish; artisan Aura Lopez explains the Mayan worry doll tradition. "My grandparents said that the way to use them was to take the doll out of the bag or wooden box and tell it your problems and fears," she states. "Then, you place the doll under your pillow and, the next day, your problem becomes smaller or can be resolved." The set consists of two pairs of male and female worry dolls joined together by a red heart. Handmade, the dolls are dressed in vividly-colored traditional Guatemalan attire and arrive in a pouch of handwoven cotton fabric.

14 grams
0.49 oz

Each: 6.35 cm L x 2 cm W
Each: 2.5" L x 0.8" W
Pouch: 12 cm L x 10 cm W
Pouch: 4.7" L x 3.9" W

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100% cotton, polyurethane, tule wood, nylon, kraft paper
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
Product ID: 325092

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Lopez Garcia Family

Central America

Handcrafted Guatemalan worry dolls

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Jill

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Jul 07, 2022

“Adorable worry dolls”

My friends loved these gifts I gave them! So cute!

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Yasmin

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Jan 29, 2022

“gift for friend”

these are so well made and my friend loved them!

gift keepsake This was a gift for Friend Occasion: Christmas

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Georgia

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Sep 21, 2021

“beautiful”

beautiful sweet worry dolls, Id highly recommend! thank you :)

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Barbie

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Mar 12, 2025

“So Cute!”

I shared these dolls with friends and family. They are so well made and come neatly packaged.

Purchased Item Worry Dolls Share the Love, Set of 6 Guatemalan Worry Doll Ornaments Crafted by Hand

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Joowon

From Los Angeles, CA

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Jan 16, 2025

“Beautiful Angels”

Good quality

Purchased Item Quitapenas Angels, Cultural Cotton Angel Ornaments from Guatemala (Set of 6)

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Anne

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Jan 09, 2025

“These made wonderful little gifts.”

I love these angels and so did all the friends and family I gifted them to.

Purchased Item Quitapenas Angels, Cultural Cotton Angel Ornaments from Guatemala (Set of 6)

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Lopez Garcia Family Handcrafted Guatemalan worry dolls

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"...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