Qjincunce: five pointed cross the path of the warrior

Qjincunce: five pointed cross the path of the warriorSize: 40x100cm; 16in by 3ft Weaver: Belen Bautista Price: 140USD Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool spun in the mills of Tianguistengo. Hand dyed yarns by Leonor Lazo using natural dyes: B (Dactylopius Coccus). 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 depicts the five pointed cross that teaches

Steam emerges in the dance and balance of these four elements as in the healing Temazcal

but it is depicted a spiting fire) and the cosmic snake (fire snake) that descends from the sky world in the form of a lightning to open the sky for the rains to fall and bless the land

Weaver: Justino Martínez Mendoza

On the 16th of May in valley of Mexico city

the Gods offered themselves in sacrifice for our human existence and in oder to provide for our needs many divine feats and offerings were made so it is expected to return those favours in life

each step in the lyfe cycle symbol represents thirteen years when our body and spirit goes through a major transformation and needs to be honored with ritual and acceptance

the diamond with its four corners represent the balance of the four awareneses that are represented un our body

me/samdixza or samuel

a hill and the cycle of life

You can feel auntie Maria stitching her life together to keep her view of life balanced and harmonious in the five directions

hence the two shades of indigo dyed blue was use

it takes someone's death to feed life