Tuguul ritual rug

Tuguul ritual rugSize: 50x71cm; 19. 6"x 28" Weaver: Gerardo Gutierrez Materials and methods: angora goat and fine sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: B (cochineal), Yagshi[i (seep willow), Yauhtli (tagetes lucida) and Xiuhquilitl (indigo) . Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 16 threads per inch reed and cotton threads for the warp. Design, patterns and symbols. This design depicts the spirit of N'a

when their journey to Mictlan is almost finished

The rug has smile patterns and arrows to remind us to embrace life's struggles with a smile and taking the path of the warrior to find our hiegher self

My Auntie Maria lost her husband when he was in his early 50s

we will see a huge sea level rise that will affect a significant part of the world that lives in and around the oceans

One could feel aesthetic shivers when one deeply agrees with someone

Patterns and Symbols

These 1900's ponchos embraced the same idea and the more intricate they got the more they signified satus and wealth (sadly so) but also great achievements in the fight for freedom during the Mexican Revolution

Price: 225USD

simbolically this put the jaguar as the lord of the underword and the cosmos

The "Quincunce" of fifth pointed cross dubbed by academics depicts the idea of perfect balance and symetry in the four directions

Size: 40x100cm

This diamond represents the balance of the four directions