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Huanca Sancos, herranza

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Title:
Huanca Sancos, herranza
Collection:
Billie Jean Isbell Andean Collection
Set:
Huanca Sancos Communal Herranza ritual series
Date:
1967
Location:
Huanca Sancos (Peru)
ID Number:
ISB_00117
File Name:
ISB_00117.jpg
Culture:
Quechua
Subject:
Herranza (Ritual)
Varayoq
Civil-religious hierarchies
Prestige hierarchies
Coca
Rites & ceremonies
Politics & government
Civil service
Ceremonial objects
Image View Description:
View of Huanca Sancos, herranza
Description:
Men standing around ritual table. Their staffs of office, the varas, are held in front. There are candles, coca and trago as offerings to the Wamani. A retablo is in the back.
Bibliography:
To Defend Ourselves, Ecology and Ritual in an Andean Village, by Billie Jean Isbell. Waveland Press, 1985, chapter 6, section 4 (p. 151-163): http://hdl.handle.net/1813/2135
Billie Jean Isbell Andean Collection, Images from the Andes: Collection Highlights: Rituals: http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/collection/Isbell/rituals
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Series:
Huanca Sancos Communal Herranza ritual series : 02
Format:
Image
Rights:
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