Beæl guie'æ: flowered serpent oaxacan textiles

Beæl guie'æ: flowered serpent oaxacan textilesSize: 60x100cm, 2'x3' Weaver: Asuncin Hernndez Lazo Materials ans methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with aniline dyes. 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 the warp. Desgin, patterns and symbols. This is a classic Bezaa (Zapotec) design depicting the eye of the father snake, the ancient Dragon of the Anawak (North American continent). The

the sky and the underworld

in those long posts

Master Weaver: Mario Bautista Martinez

we believe that these birds fly around the clouds and gather them for the rain to fall

Our ancestors understood that the reality is more than we can perceive with our senses

el espíritu de lucha

Shaán is the word we use for mother

Our life cycle is no different than that

the feather snake

Master Weaver: Justino Martinez Mendoza

Pericón or Mexican tarragon) this flower is used medicinally to treat stomach aches and ritually to induce powerful visions

The design came in a dream of Luis Lazo