Anthropomorphic Figure (Sahumador)

A Manteño Guancavilca personage seated on a bench embodies the axis mundi. As a priest or political authority he expresses his connection with the divine. His role as intermediary is signalled by symbols or high rank incised on his body, and the thumb mounted above a half pist is a gesture found in several art styles that signifies his ability to transform into a feline.