Gaarlin: the line of the spirit timeless

Gaarlin: the line of the spirit timelessSize: 60x100cm, 2x3ft. Weaver: Mario Bautista Martinez Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: B (cochineal), Yagshii (mule fat) and Xiuhquilitl (indigo) . 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 design pattern represents the energy lines of the spirtual plane. Our ancestors

the reproductive organs

Without this snakes from the heavens bringing rain

The eye of the feather snake diamond has a moth symbol in the middle to signify knowledge and wisdom brought by night and darkness

We maintain strong lineage connections with this village with many families intermarrying

Weaver: Rubén Ruiz

The diamond pattern represents the medicine of the snake

Hand sewn and crocheted with jute threads by Magalí

Size: 90x100cm

This is why there is a smile pattern surrounding the seeds that will feed us and reprobate our forest

You can dye yarn with Yauhtli and overdye it with cochineal to get shades of orange to pale Mamey Zapote colors

Size: 73cm x 300cm

Organs like our guts