Red agave zapotec weavers

Red agave zapotec weaversRur duv (Agave frame) Size: 80x150xm 2. 6x5ft Criollo wool dyed with cochineal (red). Weaver: Jacinto Gutierrez This is a classic rug pattern that hasn't changed much for hundreds of years. It depicts a frame of agaves surrounding the eye of the feather snake the diamond pattern. This is a ceremonial rug that brings the spirit of our land into your place. Agaves take at least 7 years and up to several decades to mature; at this point the plant shoots

Criollo sheep wool dyed with aniline dyes woven on a 7 threads per inch reed on a walking Zapotec loom

On the right side we have the naliì (tonal) awareness

it provided us with beans that are pungent like wasabi and nutricious

Patterns and symbols: fire

All ancient governors in our culture were high Shamans trained in all the fine arts and advanced sciences of the time

Mountains still have many stories to tell us

then a rabbit appeared to Quetzalcoatl and asked why did they sat for so long under that cactus

please free free to share their story and artwork

that means fire

Zapata es definitivamente uno de los caudillos de la revolución que está muy presente en la cultura popular y el discurso político actual: la tierra es de quien la trabaja

we call them Beni Guie'æ

Weaver: Mario Sosa