Night sky and turquoise trails Ceremonial rug

Night sky and turquoise trails Ceremonial rugWeaver: Familia Gutierrez 60x100cm; 23. 5x39. 5in; 2x3ft Materials: Criollo sheep wool dyed with Anilines

maybe the rocks (crystals) are the flowers of the earth

The eye of the feather snake diamond has a moth symbol in the middle to signify knowledge and wisdom brought by night and darkness

Every eight cycles of the sun roughly corresponds to thirteen cycles of Venus and therefore they overlap in this design

the east has a red color

the mother of the moon and the 400 (many) stars in the milky way

Master weaver: Maria Mendoza ContrerasSize: 60x100cm

The zigzag pattern on the outer frame represents lightning

to the south it points to the Serpent constellation and to the north to the Canis Major which in our cultures has the shape of a Macaw bird

the plants and animals on the earth and the minerals and fungi in the underworld

that honours the agave plant as a sacred plant that provides the most gifts for humanity

some medicines from the doctor and lots of herbal remedies

She was an unconventional teacher as narrated by Barbara Mujica in her book