Cocijoeza
$ 7,500.00
Size: 60x100cm
Yute fibers, natural dyes.
Justino Martínez
Size: 60x100cm
Master Weaver: María Mendoza Contreras
Price at check out shows in Mexican pesos.
Materials and methods: yute fiber hand dyed with beæ (cochineal). Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed and a hemp warp.
Desing, patterns and symbols. Four life cycle symbols create a center diamond that represents the sun. The half diamond is a symbol for venus and the return of Quetzalcoatl, the feather snake.
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