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  • A view of the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle in the foothills of the Sierra Juarez mountains on 25 November 2018. Teotitlan is believed to have been one of the first villages to be founded by the Zapotecs, a pre-Columbian civilisation, in the 1400s. Although the village was refounded as Spanish in 1527, the native culture still endures
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  • Loofahs and nopal cactus for sale at the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Masa for making corn tortilla purchased from the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 1 December 2018
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  • Concha sweet bread purchased from the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Fresh quesillo cheese purchased from the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • Fresh fruit and vegetables for sale at the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Watermelon for sale at the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Huaje, an edible seed, usually eaten with beans, purchased from the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 1 December 2018
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  • A cooked pumpkin dish for sale at the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018
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  • Nopal cactus purchased from the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Fresh cheese wrapped in woven bamboo for sale at the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Edible cactus for sale at the morning market in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Juana Gutierrez Contreras holding a nopal cactus covered in cochineal insects in her natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras preparing cochineal red natural dye in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
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  • Naturally dyed woollen yarn hanging in the studio of master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 24 November 2018. The natural dye materials are harvested in the Sierra Juarez mountains between October and November and other materials can be found in the courtyard gardens of Teotitlan. The plants are collected to make colourful dyes for blankets and other woven items
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  • Cochineal insects on nopal cactus in the natural dyes studio of Porfirio Gutierrez and family in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 24 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
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  • Naturally dyed woollen yarn and natural dye materials in the studio of master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 1 December 2018. The natural dye materials are harvested in the Sierra Juarez mountains between October and November and other materials can be found in the courtyard gardens of Teotitlan. The plants are collected to make colourful dyes for blankets and other woven items
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras preparing conchineal red natural dye in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
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  • Naturally dyed woollen yarn hanging in the studio of master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 1 December 2018. The natural dye materials are harvested in the Sierra Juarez mountains between October and November and other materials can be found in the courtyard gardens of Teotitlan. The plants are collected to make colourful dyes for blankets and other woven items
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  • Cochineal insects on nopal cactus in the natural dyes studio of Porfirio Gutierrez and family in the Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 1 December 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
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  • Cochineal insects on nopal cactus in the natural dyes studio of Porfirio Gutierrez and family in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 24 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
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  • A piece of ancient Zapotec carved stone at the church in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2019
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras  preparing indigo using a metate grinding stone in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras  preparing indigo using a metate grinding stone in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • A ball of handspun churro sheep wool from the mountain village of Chichicapam in Oaxaca, Mexico. The wool is used to weave blankets and other woven goods in the weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras overdyeing pericon Mexican tarrigon dyed wool with cochineal in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018
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  • Dona Viviana, candlemaker, in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018. In the courtyard of her home Dona Viviana scoops liquid wax from a bucket which is then poured over the wick from above and cools as it falls. Depending on the thickness of the candle, they require from 20 and 100 or more pours. This handicraft is directly linked to ritual acts and religious festivals
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  • Juan Carlos weaving a scarf using merino wool dyed with cochineal on a 4-shaft loom in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Juana Gutierrez Contreras spinning churro sheep wool in her natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. The handspun yarn comes from the nearby mountain village of Chichicapa
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  • Wool dyed with pomegranate skin grey, wool mordanted with potassium alum and wool dyed with cochineal red in the natural dye studio of Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 28 November 2018
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  • A piece of ancient Zapotec carved stone at the church in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2019
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  • Manzanita fruit gathered from the garden in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Naturally dyed wool hanging to dry on the roof of a village house in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras dyeing wool with indigo in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018
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  • Dona Viviana, candlemaker, in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018. In the courtyard of her home Dona Viviana scoops liquid wax from a bucket which is then poured over the wick from above and cools as it falls. Depending on the thickness of the candle, they require from 20 and 100 or more pours. This handicraft is directly linked to ritual acts and religious festivals
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  • Juan Carlos weaving a scarf using merino wool dyed with cochineal on a 4-shaft loom in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 26 November 2018
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  • Wool dyed with natural dyes - tree moss, pomegranate skin and pericon Mexican tarrigon in the natural dye studio of Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018
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  • Master Dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras hanging out wool dyed with indigo in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras strains cochineal dye in the Zapotec weaving village of  Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 28 November 2018
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  • A Zapotec woman carries skeins of natural Churro sheep wool in the weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018. Weaving blankets has been part of their heritage for thousands of years, the knowledge has been passed down from generation to generation
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras  preparing indigo using a metate grinding stone in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • Juana Gutierrez Contreras holding a ball of hand spun churro sheep wool  in the natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. The handspun yarn comes from the nearby mountain village of Chichicapam
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras preparing an indigo dye bath in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras  preparing an indigo dye bath in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras preparing indigo using a metate grinding stone in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018
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  • Weaver Amado Gutierrez Ruiz in the Zapotec weaving village of  Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras prepares wool for dyeing in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018. The wool is boiled for three hours in water with potassium alum, a mordant which opens up the fibre to absorb the colour
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras mordanting with cow tongue leaf in her natural dyes studio in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico
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  • Candlemaker Dona Viviana holding a wax flower in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras preparing wool for dyeing in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018. The wool is boiled for three hours in water with potassium alum, a mordant which opens up the fibre to absorb the colour
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  • Curtain naturally dyed with indigo at a window in studio of master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 24 November 2018.   November 2018.  photo by Tessa Bunney/In Pictures via Getty Images
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  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras adds wool to the natural dye bath in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 28 November 2018
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  • The hand of master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras covered in indigo dust in her natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018
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  • Amado Gutierrez Ruiz weaving a woollen rug with naturally dyed wool in the Zapotec weaving village of  Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018
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  • Juana Gutierrez Contreras spinning churro sheep wool in her natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. The handspun yarn comes from the nearby mountain village of Chichicapa
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  • Candlemaker Dona Viviana making a wax flower in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 27 November 2018
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  • Porfirio Gutierrez collecting tree moss, Teotitlan del Valley, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. The Gutierrez family collect natural dye materials from the Sierra Juarez mountains above the village to make colourful dyes for blankets and other woven goods. They are reviving and promoting the use of natural dyes to honour the knowledge and wisdom of their Zapotec ancestors
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  • Porfirio Gutierrez collecting tree moss, Teotitlan del Valley, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. The Gutierrez family collect natural dye materials from the Sierra Juarez mountains above the village to make colourful dyes for blankets and other woven goods. They are reviving and promoting the use of natural dyes to honour the knowledge and wisdom of their Zapotec ancestors
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  • Cristina Velasco carding wool in the Zapotec village of Chichicapam in Oaxaca, Mexico on 30 November 2018. The village of Chichicapam is located in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains and is an important centre for wool processing. The wool from Churro sheep, first introduced to Mexico by the Spanish, is carded before being hand spun using a drop-spindle
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  • Cristina Velasco spinning wool in the Zapotec village of Chichicapam in Oaxaca, Mexico on 30 November 2018. The village of Chichicapam is located in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains and is an important centre for wool processing. The wool from Churro sheep, first introduced to Mexico by the Spanish, is hand spun using a drop-spindle
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