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Inca Canopa
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Canopa, Alpaca Effigy
Inca, Andean
Stone
1400-1532
5 inches long (12.5 cm)
Inventory # 10358
$1400

A fine Inca canopa or votive image in form of Alpaca. These were used in ceremony, usually filled with llama fat or even coca leaves, for the benefit of the community - for better and more productive herds of llama, alpaca and vicuna.

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