Duuv chiriu'u Gubiísh: Agave sunset bluesky

Duuv chiriu'u Gubiísh: Agave sunset blueskySize: 90x150cm Materials and methods: criollo sheep and merino wool hand dyed with natural dyes: B (cochineal), Yauhtli (Tagetes Lucida) and Xiuhquilitl (indigo) . 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. Weaver: Jose Luis Lazo, 12 years old, this is his first rug! People often ask if we are preserving the weaving tradition in our village;

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Weaver: Belen Bautista

There is a type of moth that lays eggs that hatch like a red worm that feeds from the heart of the agaves

patterns and symbols:  This design is a red gradation inspired in the sunsets observed in Punta Cometa

Her family's basketry work has been featured in The Smithsonian Museum

contemplating imminent death

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extract knowledge and totally appropriate it as theirs

At this point Javier wove two giant cacti in a green hill wishing for greener months and a more resilient future

Agaves were processed to make Niís Duuv badaou (Mezcal) using earthen pots and reeds way before European contact

Our grandparents always also oberved ans studied the night sky