Inca Masks Research Paper

For my mask project, I picked a mask from Western South America. The mask that I picked is the Inca Sun God Mask, another name to call the mask is Inti. It is used during ceremonies, to worship the sun. I picked this mask because it caught my attention by its shiny gold. The mask is very irregular by the shape of its face. Also, The history of the Inca Tribe is very interesting because the Incans had the best empire and army. The Sun God is on the flag of Peru, Uruguay, and Argentina.

The Inca Sun God Mask was used for ceremonies, from mid 1438 to 1533. During the ceremonies, the Inca people would use a mask called the Sun God Mask . The mask allows them to worship the sun, by wearing it during ceremonies. The Incan people worshipped the sun because, they thought the sun's heat will create rain so their crops will grow. They did this because in Western South America it barely rains. …show more content…
The Inca people would sometimes pray to Sapa to tell his dad (the sun) to give them rain. Without the mask the Incas thought they would not have rain to grow their crops. The Incan people made the mask with metals like gold, silver, and copper. They melted the metals and put them into the molds they made for the mask. I am made my mask by, cutting a paper plate in half, using cardboard for the rays, and paint everything shiny