Huaco Silbador-Peruvian Whistling Vessel -The Goddess of Fertility Alpaca Llama Vicuna Dolls Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) Bean*

Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) Bean*

others see a clear distinction between a northern and southern Moche polity

Copper Dish

Hogan draws on many Native nations' ancient stories and spiritual traditions to show us that the soul exists in those delicate places where the natural world extends into human consciousness--in the mist of morning

Huaco Silbador-Peruvian Whistling Vessel -The Goddess of Fertility Alpaca Llama Vicuna Dolls Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) Bean*Replica of a double bodied whistling vessel with a bridge handle from the Vics culture that represents a woman giving birth and holding her rounded belly with outstretched fingers, her navel sticking out and her legs bent, symbolizing the goddess of fertility. It has a reverberant chamber that emits the notes DO, MI and FA when filled halfway with water. Sculpted by ethnomusicologist Jose Vitancio Humeres of Peru, it is a replica of an original