Toltecayotl: live a life of balance natural dyed rug

Toltecayotl: live a life of balance natural dyed rugSize: 80x120cm; 2. 6x4ft Weaver: Rubn Ruiz Materials and methods: Criollo sheep wool hand dyed with colorfast aniline dyes using the exhaustive method. Hand woven on a walking Zapotec loom of the 16th century style using a seven threads per inch reed. Weaver: Rubn RuizPatterns and symbols: This ancient symbol reminds us that life is expanding in all four directions, each direction has its own character and nature. Our ancient calendar reflected this

The tree is so well adapted it can take over abandoned plots of land and hills like the one on the outskirts of Oaxaca city

gudau (to eat)

The spirit of the Jaguar inhabits the womb to protect the developing fetus and infuse the governing qualities in the the baby's spirit

This rug represents the many types of soil in Oaxaca

meaning the emotions and lived experiences on earth

This rug is inpired in a Bealguie'æ (feather snake) stone carving done at a 45° angle that was preserved by our ancestors and put on one of the walls inside the catholic church

The eye of Quetzalcoatl

the jagaur bridges the sky world and the underworld on earth

Our people have spent a lot of time observing the energy flows of nature

Price: $800 USD

and in doing so our allies join us in keeping these balance

to make a long pilgrimage