Tumi Sculpture Slate Stone Inca Hand Carved Andean Good Luck Amulet 5.75" Tall

Decorative and useful amulet made of Slate Stone that depicts a Tumi Inca deity. The "Tumi" is an Inca Culture sacrificial ceremonial axe or knife with a semi-circular blade. The Tumi was used for rituals during the "Inti Raymi" or "Festival of the Sun" Inca ceremonies in honor of the sun, after the maize harvest in the highlands. Today, owning or hanging a Tumi knife on the wall is believed to bring good luck & protection. Entirely hand carved with exclusive designs of the Inca Culture, It also has a Chakana symbol at the bottom. The Chakana, or "Inca Cross" is a recurrent millenarian symbol in the original cultures of the Andes. The Chakana has the shape of a square and stepped cross with 12 points and represents the union between the sun and the earth, the man and the superior divinity, it is then a ladder towards the highest. Its geometric shape comes as a result of the astronomical observation of the ancient inhabitants. It is a symbol that summarizes the Universe. Pen Holder.