Be Happy Always Handmade Guatemalan Worry Doll Happy Wreath _artisan--novica-artisan-5625 The wide-eyed lemur is carved

The wide-eyed lemur is carved by hand from copal wood and then carefully hand painted in a colorful and dizzying assortment of motifs

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Be Happy Always Handmade Guatemalan Worry Doll Happy Wreath _artisan--novica-artisan-5625 The wide-eyed lemur is carvedBy Elias Garcia, this charming wreath carries a message 'Be Happy Always.' He covers it with handloomed Guatemalan textiles and adorns it with diminutive worry dolls who wear red clown noses. The dolls are crafted by his sister of the Lopez Garcia family. According to Maya legend, the sun god gave princess Ixmucane the gift of solving people's problems. With time people started making dolls in Ixmucane's honor and they would tell her their woes,