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Handmade Worry Doll Pens (Set of 3), "Quitapenas"
This delightful set of three ballpoint pens is created by the Lopez Garcia Family in Guatemala. They cover the three pens with colorful handloomed cotton fabric, topping them with little quitapenas or "worry dolls". The set arrives with three Bic refills.
According to legend, the princess Ixmucané was granted the ability to solve people's problems by the Sun God. Over time, people began to make tiny dolls (quitapenas) in remembrance of Ixmucané. They would tell the dolls their problems in the hopes that Ixmucané would solve them. The custom became very popular, and continues to this day.
- 36 grams
- 1.27 oz
- Each: 18 cm L x 5 cm L
- Each: 7" L x 2" L
- Cotton, tule wood, polyurethane foam, nylon, kraft paper, steel wire, ballpoint pens and refills
- Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
- Made in Guatemala.
- Certified and shipped by our office in Guatemala
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Anna
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03/16/2023
"Cute"
These dolls are very cute! Thank you so much!
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Elizabeth
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02/15/2023
"Lovely Christmas ornament!!"
This is a very lovely small doll w/a string for hanging. Wonderful art/craft.
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- This was a gift for: Friend
- Occasion: holiday
dufzor
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02/10/2023
"Beautiful scrunched in Authentic Guatemalan colors!"
Happy with my purchase! Recommend!
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Erika
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02/02/2023
"Quitapenas Angels"
These are beautifully made and I cant wait to hang them up.
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Claudia C
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01/05/2023
"They are really cute!"
These little animals are so much cuter than the usual worry dolls. I bought some of each for Christmas presents and these little animals are cuter than the little dolls.
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Linda
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12/17/2022
"Meaningful ornaments"
These were a perfect gift for my grandson s other grandmother who sadly lost her husband . He was of Maya heritage (Belize). My grandson and his grandmother always exchange angels at Christmas. His grandmother is 84 and doesn t need anything, but these warmed her heart. These will be up long past Christmas.
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- This was a gift for: Grandmother
- Occasion: Christmas
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"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
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