Ritual bundle contains llampu that was prepared by Dario Carhuapoma. It is said to contain ground silver, gold, toasted corn, vilca seeds, and other substances. The small figures are stone illas, or messengers in the form of animals used for offerings. The shell is used to drink from. The bottomless basket is used in lowering the offerings into the stone 'caja'.
Bibliography:
Isbell, Billie Jean. To Defend Ourselves: Ecology and Ritual in an Andean Village. Prospect Heights, Ill.: Waveland Press, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1813/2135 Chapter 6 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
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