Size: 60x100cm 2x3ft
Weaver: Belen Bautista
Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool spun in the mills of Tianguistengo. Hand dyed yarns by Leonor Lazo using natural dyes: Xiuhquilitl (Indigofera Suffruticosa). 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.
Design, patterns and symbols.
This rug is inspired in the geometry of Dain Beæz, the Elder Jaguar Mountain known as Monte Albán. This sacred site gave birth to the very first versions of the ancient calendar used in the Anahuac (Mesoamérica), the Lunar calendar has 260 days consisting of 13 months of 20 days, which corresponds to nine months of the Gregorian calendar. The average gestation period of a human. This rug is female made and lunar inspired.