Keep the Faith Handmade Guatemalan Worry Doll Cross for Wall Display _artisan--novica-artisan-7294 Balinese fishermen spend the off-season

Balinese fishermen spend the off-season creating textiles like this highly textured

Strung tightly together with hand-tied threads of golden silk

Sterling silver textures flow across the graceful curves while a long

Ornamental motifs recalls Peru's pre-Hispanic designs

Keep the Faith Handmade Guatemalan Worry Doll Cross for Wall Display _artisan--novica-artisan-7294 Balinese fishermen spend the off-seasonBy Elias Garcia, this handcrafted cross is a reminder of the importance of faith. The artisan covers the open figure with handwoven fabric. Diminutive worry dolls in handwoven apparel stand shoulder to shoulder to surround the cutout cross. 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, hoping she would