Worry No More Doll Necklace
Worry No More Doll Necklace
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SKU: SKU: SK-164057
Sweetly suspended in the middle of a circular brass-tone pendant is a traditional "worry no more" doll charm. According to mayan tradition, you are encouraged to share your worries with the worry doll, place it under your pillow at bedtime, and at night the doll whisks your troubles away! The hope being to wake up with your worries and anxieties gone. Topped with a braided cotton cord, this handmade necklace supports the De La Selva artisan group based in Guatemala -- an accessory with a purpose!
- Cotton thread & metal pendant
- Pendant reads: "worry no more - from the mayan people to you"
- Pendant: 1" diameter (2.5 cm)
- 32" L (81.2 cm) cotton thread necklace
- Handmade in & fairly-traded from Guatemala
Artisan Information
Artisan Information
Doña Jerónima Juárez was born in the small village of San Pedro Las Huertas, near Antigua, Guatemala. She stopped attending school after the third grade in order to supplement her family's income by helping her mother sell vegetables in the marketplace.
Doña Jerónima's mother taught her to make worry dolls, a traditional craft in Guatemala. She recalls, "I was trying for 2 months to make the worry dolls; I made one but was not good enough then I undid the dolls and tried again and again and again lots of times."
Her perseverance paid off. Eleven years ago, she was able to found a small workshop, "Artesanias Multicolor," in the Colonial City of La Antigua Guatemala. She is able to employ fifteen artisans in the production of traditional and not-so-traditional handicrafts, including the "Worry Cats," a design she developed exclusively for the Greater Good Network.
With their livelihood no longer tied solely to the agricultural harvest, Doña Jerónima, her mother, and her three daughters continue to turn their traditional crafting skills towards the creation of new and unique designs.
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