Ni baluyi beæl guiieæ: the teachings of the feather snake 2. quetzalcoatl

Ni baluyi beæl guiieæ: the teachings of the feather snake 2. quetzalcoatlSize: 60x96cm; 2x3ft Master Weaver: Mara Mendoza Contreras Materials and methods: our auntie Maria rediscovered the lost art of weaving with agave fibers hand dyed with natural dyes: B (cochineal), Xiuhquilitl (indigo), Pericn (Tagetes lucida), Pecan Husks and Zapote fruit. Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed and hemp for warp. Design, patterns and symbols. This rug

Materials and methods:  Criollo sheep wool

The center of this rug has the eye of Bealguiea (Quetzalcoatl

a lot of times these ant trails are treated by largers animals such as rabbits and hare

Beer manufacturers started a campaign against Mezcal and slowly creeped into our ceremonies

In spite of this agave keeps bringing its medicine to the world

you don't need to upgrade your technology every 18 months with built in obsolescence to make things faster and cheaper until we depleat the earths resources

Itzapapalotl means Obsidian butterfly (obsidian arrows have the shape of a moth)

Oaxaca city itself which was founded under "El Cerro del Fortin" where a water spring is located under what is now La Iglesia de la Soledad

hummingbird

it is not so much how good a hunter is

The "Quincunce" of fifth pointed cross dubbed by academics depicts the idea of perfect balance and symetry in the four directions

It was dyed with only natural dyes by my auntie and her son