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In the traditional style of quitapenas, or worry dolls, these angelic ornaments are created by the Guatemalan artisans of the Lopez Garcia Family. Each angel features sparkling paper wings in a different color, and wears a dress made from handwoven cotton fabric with colorful stripes. This set arrives in a handwoven cotton storage pouch.

Christmas vignettes adorn a Christmas tree skirt with Peruvian flair. Leonor Quispe depicts a shepherd leading llamas toward the stable where the Christ child sleeps in a manger. In another, Santa leaves presents beneath festive pines, and another depicts a peaceful hamlet in the Andes. Quispe works in the traditional art of arpillería (patchwork), with tiny figures crafted in three dimensions and embroidered. The colorful background fabric emulates traditional hand-loomed cloth.