Title
Silver representation of a maize plant
Caption
Silver representation of a maize plant, Maize was both sacred and secular, grown for food, as well as for making beer or chicha which was consumed in vast quantities during religious festivals, and was imbued with religious symbolism. Peru. Inca. 1430 1532 AD.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A30_120
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
23,7Mb (965,8Kb) / 7,8in x 11,8in / 2336 x 3542 (300dpi)