Guatemalan Worry Dolls: The Mayan Legend, the Magic, and the Tradition That Still Works
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From The Andes has carried Guatemalan folk art since 1987. In that time, one object has generated more genuine conversation than almost anything else in the collection. People pick them up, hold them, and ask the same questions: where do they come from, what are they for, do they actually work. The answer runs from the Mayan highlands to pediatric hospitals in the United States. Here is the full story. More
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