Inti Sun God Tote
$ 14.99
The Inca were sun worshippers; the sun Inti was the god of agriculture. Inti was represented as a golden disk with rays and a human face in the centre. Although the priests and the chosen women served all the gods, the sun was so pre- eminent that the chroniclers always referred to the women as the "Virgin of sun" and to the shrines as "Sun Temples".
The Inca Empire stretched from present-day Colombia to Chile and included most of Peru and Ecuador. The Inca were an advanced, wealthy culture with sophisticated record-keeping, astronomy and art. They were once one tribe of many in the high Andes, but they began a systematic program of conquest and assimilation and by the time of their first contact with Europeans their Empire was vast and complex. Spanish conquistadors first encountered the Inca in 1533 and swiftly conquered the Empire.
- 100% cotton canvas
- 6-oz.
- self-fabric handles
- 10"" diameter approx. imprint area
- 6 3/4"" diameter max. embroidery area
