Beniduush: Nahual Zapata and Maria Sabina rug

Beniduush: Nahual Zapata and Maria Sabina rugSize: 130x200cm; 4. 2x6. 5ft Weaver: Clemente Mendoza Antonio 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 language, you would understand it as

Dyes: cochineal and indigo

This tapestry work was handwoven on a Zapotec walking loom of the 16th century style using a 7 ends per inch reed

Weaver: Zenaida

hand dyed in exhaustive dye vat

a type of wild marigold) and Xiuhquilitl (indigo)

the intuitive and the logical

our ancetors observed its behaviour to model our behaviour in the pursuit of excellence

Bright colors were hand dyed with colorfast aniline dyes using an exhaustive method

we have the bird energy: the spiritual energy of humans

The smile pattern is woven in a wavy pattern like the rivers

The process of weaving all this squares and circles is very tedious and requires lots of concentration

language and mathematics