Gueu'u: River spirit hand made

Gueu'u: River spirit hand madeSize: 40x100cm; 16in by 3ft Weaver: Belen Bautista Price: 140USD Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool spun in the mills of Tianguistengo. Hand dyed yarns by Leonor Lazo using natural dyes: Xiuhquilitl (Indigofera Suffroticosa). Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed and wool rayon blend for warp. Design, patterns and symbols. This rug depicts the river spirits of

The dyes were made with cochineal

The agave leaves are among the first sources of fibres to make strings and ropes for hunting and gathering

the living wisdom of the native communities that settled into the Anahuac territory known as 'Mesoamerica'

which can be understood as Sacred Elder

rain and liquid blue

Xiuhquilitl (Indigofera Suffroticosa)

our ancestors had a free

Weaver: Beatriz Montaño Jiménez

Experienced farmers can predict rains within a two hour accuracy

someone’s work benefits another member of the community and as a whole we work together to weave rugs

Weaver: Francisca Hipolito

Our ancestors discovered that our actions either moved our vital life force energy within our bodies or wasted it leaking it out with negative actions