Herbert M. Herget, Give us, o sun, thy pure and sacred fire, Herbert M. Herget, 1938
Give us, o sun, thy pure and sacred fire
resplendant in his flamelike robe, the villac umu, or high priest of the sun, holds aloft a golden bowl shaped to concentrate the rays upon the tinder it contains and set it smoldering. With this he will light the ceremonial fire on the open-air altar behind him. Date: 1938.