Quitapenas Doll and Wood Bead Mobile in Multiple Colors - Tell Us Your Troubles Multigem giving a joyful touch to

giving a joyful touch to the design

The plain cotton back features a slot opening to insert the cushion

Enhanced with beadwork and tassels

red and blue

Three bands of precious metal--one sterling silver

Quitapenas Doll and Wood Bead Mobile in Multiple Colors - Tell Us Your Troubles Multigem giving a joyful touch toIn 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