The three sister seeds and a brother wool rug

The three sister seeds and a brother wool rugSize: 250x350cm; 8. 2x11. 4 ft Weaver: Familia Gutierrez Materials and methods: Fine merino and angora blend yarns for the gray background color and criollo sheep wool for the red details. Hand dyed with aniline dyes in an exhaust method for color fastness. 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. Patterns and symbols. This rug depits the

The two Spanish captains even taught the Inca emperor how to play chess and spent hours with him enjoying a game originally invented in India

When we are not balanced the moth will come at night and bring its sacred geometry and teachings to guide us and find our true face and true heart: this is what we call the flowered path

the degree of gentleness and love that Zapotec communities express to each other has amazed antrophologist in the past

Materials ans methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with colorfast aniline dyes (black) using an exhaustive method

This rug has the Nahual (a person that creates knowledge) symbol

This is an original and artistic design from Guillermo

Pomegranate and Cempasuchitl blend for yellow background

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Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed using natural dyes: Yauhtli (Tagetes Lucida) for yellows

The next chunk is an earthy tone that represents a  flat valley

trying to do the best we can in each moment so we don't regret our missed opportunities to live life to the fullest--as Don Miguel Ruiz teaches in the four agreements

the pointy leaves and the quiote are represented there to  honour agave as the Queen of plants that feed us before we planted corn