Charming Peruvian Worry Dolls - A Couple Penland Japan in the 1950s

Japan in the 1950s

35ʺW × 8ʺD × 1

strap long enough to wear cross-body

and remind me of marks on mid-century pottery

often in the form of “whitework” - white thread on white cotton

Charming Peruvian Worry Dolls - A Couple Penland Japan in the 1950sWith their sweet faces, long necks, and wonderful woolen clothes, these worry dolls Peruvian, I believe have so much grace and character. Common in Central and South America, worry dolls were traditionally made for children to tell their fears and worries, then put under their pillows, with the idea that the dolls would absorb and carry these worries away. This couple seem very empathetic indeed, and good company to have around whether displayed on a