Seals of Anawak: warrior zapotec weavers

Seals of Anawak: warrior zapotec weaversSize: 80x150cm; 2. 6ft by 5ft Master Weaver: Guillermo Martnez Price: 420USD Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool spun in the mills of Tianguistengo. Wool and chicken feathers hand dyed with color fast 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 and wool rayon blend for warp. Desgin, patterns and symbols. This rug starts with the

our ancestors would bake the hearts of the agave and chew the syrup for energy and vitality

Our curanderas use this talking plant in healing ceremony to get people into a dream state in which they can commune with the plant and identify their source of illness and prescription for cure

The pattern is a traditional interpretation of our ancient symbols and patterns

Itzpapalotl was prayed to during childbirth

probably representing a sunset

Criollo sheep wool

Next we have the basic four stepped life cycle symbol that reminds us of the basic biological stages of life that goes through major changes every thirteen years and the need to honor our natural rythms with ceremony  and self discovery

Humxns could be considered an apex predator but they lack the evolutionary teachings to occupy that place

Size: 80x130cm 2

Belen got through the COVID 19 infection by helping making canillos (bobins) of yarn for Justino's rug

Some life cycle symbols have five segments representing a spirit that reached around 65 years of maturity

Size: 61x75cm 24x29