Porfirio Gutiérrez: Ka Duu (Natural Color)
Porfirio Gutiérrez and his family are from a long line of master weavers who work with the 2,000 year old Zapotec weaving tradition. Porfirio and his family are teaching their Zapotec traditions to a new generation of weavers in their home town of Teotitlán del Valle in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. This ancient art used backstrap looms and fibers of the agave plant before the arrival of the Spanish, who introduced upright looms and sheep wool for fiber. The Zapotec also used natural dyes from minerals, plants, and an insect, the cochineal, that provides a red color, carmine. This video features a four-day workshop on natural dyes given to the community.
Natural Zapotec Dyes of Porfirio Gutiérrez & Family
For over a thousand years, the Zapotec indians of Oaxaca Mexico have been weaving with yarns that they have dyed using the natural elements found in their environment. Porfirio Gutiérrez and his family are among the few Zapotecs left who are still using these traditional methods. This video gives a brief glimpse of their ancient methods. For more photos and info on natural dyes, hand spun yarn, and traditional Zapotec weavings, please visit PorfirioGutierrez.com.
Bringing It Home: Porfirio Gutierrez
Bringing It Home: Artists Reconnecting Cultural Heritage with Community is a panel discussion with artists in the National Museum of the American Indian's Artist Leadership Program. In this segment, Porfirio Gutierrez (Zapotec) talks about his research on Zapotec textile art fabrication techniques in order to promote the methods used in the past among contemporary weavers. Porfirio is a master Zapotec weaver who works with natural dyes. He will do his community project in Teotitlan del Valle a town near Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its traditional Zapotec weavings, made with fibers dyed with local plants and insects.
The program was webcast live and recorded at the National Museum of the American Indian on December 9, 2015.
For more information on the Artist Leadership Program for Individual Artists, and a second branch of the program for museums and other cultural institutions, see
Ritual de los Sueños Porfirio Gutierrez
Trabajo artístico que realiza el maestro Porfirio Gutierrez originario de la comunidad de Teotitlán del Valle Oaxaca, Porfirio es reconocido por el Museo Smithsonian como artísta de liderazgo , un reconocimiento a nivel internacional que lo incentiva a seguir trabajando en la preservación de la técnica textil (telar de pedal) junto a su hermana Juana Gutierrez quien brinda talleres de capacitación a los pobladores de Teotitlán para la utilización del teñido natural. Herederos de una rica tradición artística Porfirio tiene el compromiso de devolver a su gente lo mucho que su tierra le ha brindado.
mezcal en teotitlan
basado en mis hartos conocimientos acerca del tema, les muestro como se elabora esta bebida
Churra Sheep Wool
Porfirio Gutiérrez and his family are descended from many generations of traditional Zapotec weavers in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca Mexico. The family is one of the few left still spinning their own yarn from Churro sheep and dyeing it with natural dyes. For more photos and information on natural dyes, hand spun yarn, and traditional Zapotec weavings, please visit PorfirioGutierrez.com.
Spring Hike - El Picacho Teotitlan Mexico
Spring Hike - El Picacho Teotitlan Mexico
A beautiful day for a hike up a mountain - Happy Spring!
Five Zapotec Dyes
In this video, five plants that are commonly used by Zapotec weavers Porfirio Guitiérrez and his family for dyeing their hand spun wool yarns. They include tree moss, pomegranate, tarragon, sapote negro, and oak wood. For more information, please visit porfiriogutierrez.com.
Cosa Buena - Teotitlán Del Valle
Cosa Buena is an sustainable fashion brand that produces products in collaboration with indigenous artisans, from remote villages in the southern region of Oaxaca, Mexico. To learn more about brand and it’s founder, visit lacosabuena.com
Roman Gutierrez in Teotitlan del Valle, Mexico-Part 2
Roman Gutierrez inTeotitlán del Valle, Mexico, turns feathers into art
Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec - Dyeing Process (2 of 2)
Federico Chávez Sosa and María Dolores Santiago Arellanes at Galeria Fe y Lola Rugs & Textiles in Teotitlán del Valle.
All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities. (2013-2019)
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca
Roman Gutierrez in Teotitlan del Valle, Mexico-part 1
Roman Gutierrez in Teotitlán del Valle turns feathers into artwork
Teotitlan del Valle Oaxaca.
Lugar donde se hace el hilo,los tapetes etc.
Testimonio de Porfirio Gutiérrez
En el caserío Taquiruta, Porfirio Gutiérrez Paniura exige una reparación, para él y otras quince familias que viven en esa localidad, a la empresa a cargo del proyecto minero Las Bambas. Entrevista y video: Milagros Salazar.
Cocina tradicional: herencia oaxaqueña para el mundo | El Universal
Cocina tradicional: herencia oaxaqueña para el mundo.
Video: El Universal.
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Federico Chávez Sosa and María Dolores Santiago Arellanes at Galeria Fe y Lola Rugs & Textiles in Teotitlán del Valle.
All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities. (2013-2019)
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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Zapotec weaver Porfirio Gutierrez.