Risaa scha' gueal: cosmic rays

Size: 80x150cm; 2.6ft by 5ft

Weaver: Guillermina Bautista

Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool spun in the mills of Tianguistengo. Hand dyed with color fast 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 and wool rayon blend for warp.

Desgin, patterns and symbols.

This rug was inspirted by the patterns of the skyworld, specially the center of the Milky way and the way cosmic rays travel across our galaxy and reach the earth. Cosmic rays are thought to be made in the aftermath of exploding stars, when supermassive black holes eat their surroundings, and when galaxies collide. 




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