Materials and methods: criollo sheep wool hand dyed with 7 shades of beæ bia' (Cochineal, Dactylopius Coccus Costa).  Handwoven on a Zapotec style loom of the 16th century adapted from European styles. Woven using a 7 threads per inch reed. 

Design, patterns and symbols.

This rug is inspired by our natural landscape, three types of cactus: Opuntia ficus-indica (bia shtili), Mytillo Cactus Schenckii (Yabsushuub) and Lophocereous marginatus (Yabsuu). These cactus are often visited by woodpeckers (