Laatz Naga'à: campo verde quetzalcoatl

Laatz Naga'à: campo verde quetzalcoatlSize: 60x100cm; 2x3ft Price: 225USD Weaver: Belen Bautista Dyer: Justino Martinez Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Zacatlaxcalli (Cuscuta Tinctorea) overdyed with Xiuhquilitl (indigo) and black Zapote (Diospyros Digyna). 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 design

Materials and methods:  Criollo sheep wool

they describe these as "fire balls" in our stories and legends

This rug depicts the fifth pointed cross in a way that it expands the four directions internally (a diamond withing a cross) and externally by reaching to other fifth pointed crosses acrross the land and linking them wiht a path of light (knowledge) and love (support)

research that lightning rates are 50% higher when the sun's magnetic field points towards the earth than when it points away

This tree of life depicts the Military Macaw (Aris Militaris) a sacred bird that would communicate the rain patterns and predict future harvests

la lucha sigue

the birds next to the clouds

the plant is also used as remedy for stomach pains and cramps like a wild chamomille

Price: $200USD

both patterns have a red diamon in the middle to represent the connection to the ancient seers of the world

and in doing so our allies join us in keeping these balance

From the agave we get ixtle for textiles