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Porfirio Gutiérrez (b. 1978)

Zapotec ethnobotanical dyer and pedal-loom weaver in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, reviving wild Sierra Norte plant, indigo, and cochineal palettes.

Zapotec weaver and natural dyer lifting cochineal- and indigo-dyed wool skeins in Oaxaca

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Zapotec weaver and natural dyer lifting cochineal- and indigo-dyed wool skeins in Oaxaca
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Raised in a Zapotec-speaking weaving compound in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Porfirio Gutiérrez documented elders' endangered cloud-forest dye taxonomy—fermented wild añil indigo, prickly-pear grana cochineal modified with lime and limestone water, rock moss, and huizache pods ground on volcanic stone metates. 1

Named a National Heritage Fellow and archived by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, his family studio weaves hand-spun wool tapestries encoding Zapotec lightning, step-fret greca, and agricultural calendars. 1

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Zapotec Natural-Dye Pedal-Loom Weaving
Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico · Textile
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Zapotec Weaving and Cochineal Dyeing in Teotitlán del ValleSmithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, 2018—
"Porfirio Gutiérrez (b. 1978)." Folkroom Archive (Artists), https://folkroom.org/artists/porfirio-gutierrez · CC BY-SA 4.0.