Quitapenas Doll and Wood Bead Mobile in Multiple Colors - Tell Us Your Troubles Multigem Influenced by these ancestral customs

Influenced by these ancestral customs

The pendant necklace is finely handcrafted of sterling silver

elephant dung fiber paper

these exquisite earrings are the work of Komang Wijayana

The floral motif is accented with dots and geometric patterns and the vase is rimmed in blue

Quitapenas Doll and Wood Bead Mobile in Multiple Colors - Tell Us Your Troubles Multigem Influenced by these ancestral customsIn Guatemala, tiny dolls called quitapenas are given to children who are nervous or on edge, with the idea to have someone to tell their troubles to. This charming mobile includes a series of these small dolls in handwoven textiles, which also covers the rhomboid that the suspends the dolls and wood beads. The mobile itself is made by Elias Garcia, but it is his sister's family that makes the dolls. 100% cotton, palo blanco wood, cardboard, nylon cord