Beni guieæ; beniduush. Nahual de día, Nahual de noche. zapotec weavers

Beni guieæ; beniduush. Nahual de día, Nahual de noche. zapotec weaversSize: 80x150cm, 2. 6x5ft Weaver: Hilario Bautista Price: 540USD. Freee world wide shipping. Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with colorfast aniline dyes using an exhaustive method. Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed. Design patterns and symbols. This rug represent the cycle of life of Nahuales, or Beni Duush, as we also call them in Dixza

Weaver: Zenaida Lopez from San Miguel del Valle

guardian of our village

Master Weaver: Justino Martínez Mendoza

Mario Martinez Mendez wove these two rugs to support his family

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Weaver: Federico

imagine the effects it has on distilled agave within our bodies

This rug depicts the Calavera with a wide brimed hat of the early 1900's a sarape over its shoulders and a bottle of Mezcal with the warrior life cycle symbol woven on it

This rug depicts the full version of the eye of Bealguie'æ (Eye of the Plumed Serpent)

dyed at home with natural dyes

Materials and methods

dyed with Xiuhquilitl (our native indigo)