This amazing vintage hand tooled leather and wood tray from Peru features the two most prominent gods in Pre-Incan culture, making it a phenomenal display piece. It's also a fully functional presentation tray.
The right side image is of the Pre-Incan Creator God Viracocha. Viracocha was the supreme god of the Incas. He was considered the father of all other Inca gods and creator of the universe, sun, moon, stars, time, the earth, and all living things. He was represented as wearing the sun for a crown, with thunderbolts in his hands, and tears descending from his eyes as rain.
The left side image is of a ceremonial Tumi knife featuring the Sincan Deity Naymlap. Naylamp was said to be the founder of the first dynasty of prehistoric kings in La Leche and Lambayeque valleys in Pre-Incan culture in the Peruvian North Coastal Region. "Through the iconography which the Sicán associated with the icon, anthropologists theorize that the Sicán Deity may have been attributed with power to control all of the celestial forces fundamental to life and abundance"(Shimada 2000, p. 53). - In modern Peru, to hang a tumi on a wall means good luck. The tumi is the national symbol of Peru.
This item was handmade by indigenous peoples of Peru and is believed to date to the 1980's or earlier. It is in excellent vintage condition with very few dents to the outside rim and corners. The most prominent indentations are shown in the last picture. It makes a wonderful and functional display piece.
Dimensions: Length 23 inches, Width 11 inches, Height 3 inches