Materials ans 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.
Master Weaver: Herlinda Ruiz Bazán
Design, Patterns and symbols.
The seed pattern emanates from the diamond which represents a balanced view of life. Stripes of the smile pattern remind us that smiling and laughing is the source of inner medicine that we carry within and can share with each other.
Size. Circumference: 43cm; 17in Body of the bag: 21x 18; 8.5x7in Strap length: 52cm; 20.5in Total Length with strap: 80cm; 31.in Hand dyed criollo sheep wool from Santiago Tianguistengo, dyed...
Tamaño: 70x100cm Size: 2.2x3.2 ft Tejedor / Weaver: Luis Mendoza Materiales y métodos: lana criollo de borrego teñida a mano con tintes naturales: bèè (grana cochinilla), Yauhtli (pericón) y Jiquilite (añil). Tejido...