Inca Cross Pendant - Bolivia


Item Number: 175

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $65

Online Close: Sep 24, 2011 5:00 PM EDT

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Description

This pendant is patterned after the Inca Cross or Chakana which can be seen in all aspects of Inca life and culture. To create this piece, the metal work is carefully laid out and then the bright stones are cut and shaped to fit exactly inside the framework. It takes a skilled and careful Bolivian had to get it just right.

This is a Live Event Item.

Special Instructions

The cross has 12 points and legend has it that these points represent the following: I Live, I Work, I Love; The Underworld, The Current World, The Upper World; The Condor, The Puma, The Snake; Don't Lie, Don't Steal, Don't be Lazy.

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