Bat
80cm x 150cm
Weaver: Samuel B
‘I designed and wove this rug to honour the bat as our ancestors did. Bats are important for keeping the balance in our ecosystems; eating lots of insects and pollinating important plants like agaves and cacti. In our culture, bats represent the knowledge and wisdom that comes with darkness and the night. I want to bring awareness to help restore bat’s habitats so that they can keep thriving and offering their gifts to us. Bats are not as cute as bees but have a crucial role in keeping the balance of life’s support systems’
Samuel Bautista Lazo, Dixza Rugs Organic Farm
DIXZA RUGS ORGANIC FARM
The ancient way of weaving rugs in Teotitlan Del Valle, Oaxaca, is with a deep respect of the natural and spiritual world, with natural dyes and fibres, powered by muscle and firewood from renewable resources.
In this village is Dixza Rugs Organic Farm, home to an indigenous Benizaa family: Mario Bautista Martínez and Leonar Lazo González and their two sons Samuel Bautista Lazo and Celestino Bautista Lazo. The family are keeping the millenary weaving tradition alive, farming the land of their ancestors in a sustainable way and sharing the skills and knowledge of their culture through demonstrations and workshops.
‘When you buy one of our rugs, you are not just buying an object; you are bringing a piece of Zapotec woven tradition to your home. We share with you 10,000 years of know how, ancient stories and teachings that our ancestors have passed down from generation to generation in our oral tradition and weaving heritage’
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