Gueæl: plancestors hand wovenSize: 80x300cm; 2. 6x10ft Weaver: Jacinto Guiterrez Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: B (cochineal), Yauhtli (tagetes lucida), Xiuhquilitl (indigo) and synthetic dye for bright yellow. 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 honors the corn plant as our ancestor,
This rug was woven on a Zapotec walking loom of the XVI century style using a 7 threads per inch reed and a cotton warp
Materials and methods: Criollo sheep wool hand dyed with colorfast aniline dyes in an exhaustive method
the cross of five points that is used to represent our axis mundi
but it goes deeper than that
~Gregorio did not want to appear in the world of internet so he choose to cover his face with the rug for the picture when he finished it
As much as we are inheriting DNA (tangible)
Agaves were processed to make Niís Duuv badaou (Mezcal) using earthen pots and reeds way before European contact
you can see it in the curling of the main pattern in the center of the diamond
Despite the flatness of paper
My cousin Damiel Mendez wove this rug inspired in ancient depictions of skulls with flowers that symbolize the bloosoming of our consciousness
Materials and methods
Even the Oak trees did not produce much acorn due to the low rains of the season
