La vida Zapoteca: the zapotec way of life snake

La vida Zapoteca: the zapotec way of life snakeSize: 40x100cm; 15. 5x39in Materials ans methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with colorfast aniline dyes using an exhaustive method. Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed. Weaver: Zenaida from San Miguel del Valle Patterns and symbols. This rug starts with stripes of the smile pattern to remind us that laughing and smiling is the source of true healing. When know

The purchasing of this rug will greatly support Justino's wife

beæsguiín for chilli seeds

And what are we but a physical expression of the sacred geometry encoded into our DNA

The center is a stripe of mountain patterns that reassemble the DNA shape

By purchasing this rug you help Francisca Hipolito (the weavers wife) to pay for her dental care

This particular set of a myriad of diamonds represents the snake skirt of the earth goddess Coatlicue

listen to the whale and what it has to say about the oceans

Indigo dyes on native criollo sheep wool

he is a hardworking and kind man who also has a bike shop and weaves to support his family

Master weaver: Justino Martínez Mendoza

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The Tonal side is the world of language and logic