Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool yarn in natural color blends, handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed. The finished rug was tie dyed with Xiuhquilitl (indigofera suffruticosa).
Patterns and symbols: rows of the cycle of life pattern.
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