Art, Symbol & Imagination
Headdress of an Inca High Priest
A large circular disc forms the centre of a fan-shaped design surrounded by rays, small round ornaments and curling side pieces. The printed caption identifies a headdress of an Inca high priest in Peru. Churchward uses the image in a section on symbols. The drawing is retained as the source presents it, without assigning a specific surviving museum object to the design.
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Illustrator not identified. "Headdress of an Inca High Priest" [editorial title]. In The Lost Continent of Mu, James Churchward. 1926 edition, 1926, William Edwin Rudge. Source scan leaf 185. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0042-0174
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.
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Illustrator not identified. Headdress of an Inca High Priest. The Lost Continent of Mu. Scan leaf 185. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0042-0174