Yaag Chei: tree of life handmadeSize: 80x150cm 2. 6x5ft Weaver: Jacinto Gutierrez Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool dyed with aniline dyes. Hand woven on a walking Zapotec style loom of the 16th century, woven using a 7 threads per inch reed. Pattern and symbols. The tree of life is an ancient pattern that represents the life path from the sky to the earth. It is believed that our spirit is tethered to the tree's braches in the cosmos, that we are fed by its nipples like the
We burn incence in a burner we call Beæs guií (the keeper of fire)
But whatever our spiritual journey might feel like we should know that we are being constantly uplifted and guided by the great spirit and following the path of our ancestors
rock Guiea and metal Guiib
Master weaver: Daniel Mendez Gómez
This idea is represented in the sacred site of Chichen Itzá where the shadows and light passing through the steps create the shape of Kukulkan descending on earth to announce the rains
The path of the warrior is about the internal journey of growth to discover our true face and our true heart
We are seeing a great rebalancing of nature's energy flows
How many colors can you see in this rug
The myth says that her husband cheated on her so she killed him
Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool dyed with natural dyes: Beè (Dactylopius coccus Costa
Criollo wool dyed with cochineal (red)
that Diamond pattern in the middle of the rug
