Description

This a small doll that depicts a woman grinding corn. When you pull a string on the doll, the doll moves up and down as though it is grinding corn on a stone grinder. It was made by the Tarahumara people (also known as Rarámuri) from the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. The Tarahumara primarily live in the high sierras and canyons of Chihuahua, such as the Copper Canyon in the Sierra Madre Occidental range. Most still practice a traditional lifestyle that includes subsistence farming, hunting and living in natural shelters. These unique dolls are carved by hand from pine wood or bark and depict the lifestyle of the people with traditional dress and hand stitching.