
Mohena and leather jewelry box, 'Our Ancestors'
$129.95
A pre-Inca deity stands proudly atop this elegant chest. Every year on June 24, Wiracocha, God of the Sun, is honored in the Inti Raymi, meaning "Festival of the Sun," in Cuzco. The Inti Raymi symbolizes the eternal consecration between the sun and his children, the human beings. Honoring their traditions, the Asis Family creates the images in tooled leather on a mohena wood chest. Nine drawers of different sizes hold keepsakes or jewelry, and the upper compartment features a mirror. A monolithic lance from Peru's ancient Chavin culture adorns each side.