Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Guatemala Mayan Indian Worry Doll mirror from thrift store

In Dolls > Cloth Dolls > Show & Tell.
Cloth Dolls183 of 319OLD SALTtrying to identify my grandmothers doll
7
Love it
0
Like it

tom61375tom61375 loves this.
SEAN68SEAN68 loves this.
ManikinManikin loves this.
kyratangokyratango loves this.
DrFluffyDrFluffy loves this.
JonoJono loves this.
blunderbuss2blunderbuss2 loves this.
See 5 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 10 years ago

    toracat
    (728 items)

    An assortment of worry dolls.
    Worry dolls (muñecas quitapenas), or trouble dolls, are very small and colorful dolls traditionally made in Guatemala.[1] A person (usually a child) who cannot sleep due to worrying can express their worries to a doll and place it under their pillow before going to sleep. Some medical centers use them in conjunction with treatment for disease in children.[2][3] According to folklore, the doll is thought to worry in the person's place, thereby permitting the person to sleep peacefully. The person will wake up without their worries, which have been taken away by the dolls during the night. Parents may remove the doll during the night, reinforcing the child's belief that the worry is gone. Some parents involve the child in making the dolls to further increase the psychological benefits of releasing worries, and instructions may be found online. HOLA!!!! Last photo from Wikipedia! I have been Guatemala many times, really beautiful and special!! folk art!! thanks for looking! OH I HAVE WORRY DOLLS I USE WHEN SIMON WORRIES ME! I PUT UNDER MY PILLOW AND WORRIES GO AWAY, BUT SIMON DOES NOT!

    logo
    Cloth Dolls
    See all
    Antique Oil Cloth Doll Folk Art Rag Doll Overalls 1800s Primitive Hand Painted
    Antique Oil Cloth Doll Folk Art Rag...
    $95
    Signed Artist Handmade Primitive Tea Stained Raggedy Ann Rag Cloth Doll FOLK ART
    Signed Artist Handmade Primitive Te...
    $35
    CLOTH FABRIC COW RAG DOLL in DRESS Country Folk Art Decor Farmhouse Handmade
    CLOTH FABRIC COW RAG DOLL in DRESS ...
    $39
    ~11 INCH~ VINTAGE AMERICAN HANDMADE FOLK ART BROWN CLOTH RAG DOLL
    ~11 INCH~ VINTAGE AMERICAN HANDMADE...
    $29
    logo
    Antique Oil Cloth Doll Folk Art Rag Doll Overalls 1800s Primitive Hand Painted
    Antique Oil Cloth Doll Folk Art Rag...
    $95
    See all

    Comments

    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      I loved Guatemala too but you obviously know more about the culture than I. Of course it's hard to study culture when there's a 3 way revolution going on! I've always found it hard to concentrate on culture with a gunfire background. Absolutely beautiful country & love the climate in the mountains.
    2. toracat toracat, 10 years ago
      True! I was there 4-5 times between 1980-1988, many problems, met my ex-wife there, she is Japanese and came up from So. America, brave little lady, traveling alone with backpack. She refused to go to dinner with me, but exchanged addresses and wrote letters for more than a year. Came to USA end of 89 and married and son born Mexico 1991! It was dangerous Our Japanese friend Yuki had a restaurant in Antigua and later was robbed and murdered!
    3. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      I was there 84-85 while the 3 way was going on. The military had overthrown the gov't. the day I arrived & you never knew who controlled your part of the city(Guat.ciudad) until you hit the street in the mornings. Well, you sure aren't going to get robbed with somebody's soldiers on each corner. Especially if you have/had blonde hair. My girlfriend there was a teacher for embassy kids & 1 would come over ever nite to smoke ganja (with her). I asked him what his father did & he told me, "Oh, Dads head of all the DEA for Central America." Never liked to ride in the kid's BMW with the CD tag & would walk away when he started it. He asked me why I did that & laughed when I told him. Embassy bombed 2 mos. after I left Guat..
    4. toracat toracat, 10 years ago
      Yes some cities police and military were on every block and had these whistles to keep contact! Maybe they still do that!
    5. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      Actually tora, these were communist guerrillas or military. It wasn't a good time for the country but I wasn't there to give their neighbour a good time.
    6. toracat toracat, 10 years ago
      It was still a great place to visit!
    7. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 10 years ago
      Oh, I love the country(high up) & would have moved there to retire from whatever I retired from. Just got established here & have enough work to keep me busy, off the streets & out of trouble. Still think about "If I had retired there". Cost of living and climate (high up) just can't be beaten! Easy to make friends there too.
    8. toracat toracat, 10 years ago
      Very true! I love it there but not quite right for retirement!
    9. Jono Jono, 10 years ago
      I need to order a bushel of these toracat. ;)
    10. toracat toracat, 10 years ago
      Great idea!!! thanks Jono!

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.