Baali Shtili: Venus medicine rug

Baali Shtili: Venus medicine rugSize: 105x238cm; 41x94 in; 3. 4x7. 8ft Master weaver: Mario Bautista Martnez Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: B (Cochineal) and Yauhtli (Tagetes Lucida) . 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. Patterns and symbols: The eight pointed star represents Venus. The sun's cross represents the cycles of the

When we are born our spirit descends to this earthly plane of the mortal dream

Materials and methods: criollo sheep and merino wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Bèé (cochineal)

Crescencio had the power to transform himself into an eagle to spot the govermnent troops

The idea is that this root word communicates fire and its power of transformation or creation

Tejido a mano en telar Zapoteco del siglo XVI adaptado de telares Europeos

Size: 66x103cm

this part has been left out on the weaving for simplicity

beans and pumpkin) are woven into a diamond pattern that comes from the skin of the rattle snake

Blue Nude IV

I understand that tales and stories should not be understool literally

The colors in this rug are the primary colors that we use in our natural dye repertoire to derive many of the other colors we use in our rugs

Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with natural dyes: Yauhtli (tagetes lucida)