Somervill, Barbara by Empire of the Inca

Author:Empire of the Inca
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

E M P I R E O F T H E I N C A

Woman of Gold

This gold figurine, wrapped

in multicolored woven cloth

fastened with a gold pin,

is an Inca depiction of a

chosen woman. Selection as

a chosen woman offered

upward social mobility for a

girl.

exceptional skills as a warrior might rise to lead a troop of 10, a battalion of 50 or 100, or become commander of a regiment. In the religious community, attractive girls around 10 years old might be selected to become one of the chosen women. Those girls studied at the Acllahuasi, where they learned expert weaving skills, made chicha for the sapa inca and priests, and participated in religious rites. Some girls would become brides of 6 8

I N C A S O C I E T Y

nobles or secondary wives of the sapa inca. Others remained in the religious life, eventually becoming teachers in the Acllahuasi. To some, though, fate was not so kind: They became human sacrifices.

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