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Traditional Guatemalan Framed Trouble Dolls & Bag

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ETHNICITY: Guatemalan DESCRIPTION: Wooden Frame containing 5 Trouble Dolls and leather bag. When a child in the family are worried or frightened, the parents present a bag of Worry Dolls. The child is given one Worry Doll each night and instructed to tell one trouble or fear to the doll, place the doll under the pillow and go to sleep. The next morning the when the child wakes up, the Worry Doll is gone from the bed, taking that worry with it. SIZE:6.5''H x 4.5''W

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