Copper and bronze plates (Pair), "Wiracocha and Tumi"

Angel Franco honors Peru's cultural legacy through his admirable artistry with galvanized copper and bronze. He crafts two highly detailed decorative plates featuring important images from the Inca Era. On the right is the tumi knife featuring a deity over a rounded blade. It was used for rituals during the Inti Raymi ceremonies in honor of the sun, after the maize harvest. On the left is Wiracocha, the Inca lord creator, the supreme deity in the Inca Pantheon. He is also regarded as the substance from which all things are created.