PREHISTORIC MAN IN THE NEW WORLD 
harem, and others devoted permanently to a religious life, 
in which they spent much of their time weaving fine cloth, 
especially of vicufia wool, for the Inca’s use. For noble 
youths, there were schools and a sort of order of knight- 
Ae 
Fic. 111 Peruvian mythological design showing a combat between the ‘“‘Man 
of the Earth,” wearing a helmet of animal form with plumes, and the “Man 
of the Sea,’”’ symbolized as a crab. After Squier 
hood, the latter to be won only by passing successfully 
through severe ordeals. 
In theory, if not actually in practice, all gold and silver 
belonged to the great Inca. His wealth was almost 
fabulous. His palace utensils were made of precious 
metals, and some of his gardens contained full-sized 
models of plants and animals in gold, silver, and jewels. 
He himself was thought too holy to set foot to the ground, 
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