Tito Julio Tarqui Prado conjures a gathering of stylized figures seated in a group. Emerging from anonymity, the central figure represents the curaka, or cacique who governs his group with wisdom. He shares power with a second person, usually a relative, who governs in the curaka's absence. The Inca's rich textile tradition is manifest in this work in which ceramic jars attest to the ancestors' artisan skill; a fish is a tribute from coastal peoples. Titled El curaka (The Cacique) in Quechua.
