Shaan beu': moonrise handmade

Shaan beu': moonrise handmadeSize: 60x100cm 2x3ft Weaver: Belen Bautista Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool spun in the mills of Tianguistengo. Hand dyed yarns by Leonor Lazo using natural dyes: Xiuhquilitl (Indigofera Suffruticosa). 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 is inspired in the geometry of Dain Bez, the Elder

past negative feelings or experiences are purified by working together towards a common goal to protect our land

beans and pumpkin) to grow in our fields

the sacred tree of life

The ancient nawales (shamans) developed techniques to preserve our energy

Our ancestors excelled at the art of perception in both worlds

This rug represents the people whose spirits have blossomed

Snakes have been snakes for more than 100 million years and they have moved to almost every corner of the world

The original book has the date 7 hummind bird written along the tree of life that runs along the back of the Sun God

children and the elderly

The ancestral skin paintings (tattoes) are made with agave thorns

those are the only two days in the year where the sun reaches the Zenit position and thus at midday at around 13:20 there are no shadows because the sun rays travel at a 90 degree angle

When we dance we pray for the rains to fall on our land