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Aya Huma mask

 
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Title
Aya Huma mask
Description
A cloth mask representing Inchi, the Quechua (indigenous Incan) sun deity. The mask is double-sided and has 12 horns.
Format Extent
1 cloth mask; 58.4 x 33 cm (23 x 13 in)
Subject
Inca gods; Inca textile fabrics; Incas; Indians of South America--Ecuador--Folklore; Inti Raymi Festival
Note
Masks like this were used by the Quechua people as a ceremonial mask.
Collection
Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection, AR-010, E15
Donor
Jim and Jeanne Pieper
Type
Keywords
Geographic Location
Tabacundo (Ecuador)
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