Segvnda Arma: Las Armas · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Segvnda Arma: Las Armas
Subject: Coat of Arms; Hummingbird; Jaguar; Snakes; Tassels; Kingdoms; Inca; Inca Empire
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; South America
Description: This image depicts the second coat of arms of the Incas. There is a bird in the top left corner with the words “Curi Quinquitica” written above it. This translates to “golden hummingbird.” The top right corner depicts a jaguar behind a palm tree. The bottom left corner depicts a tassel and has the words “Masca Paycha” written above it, which translates to “royal tassel.” The bottom right hand corner depicts two snakes with tassels in their mouths. The words “amaro ynga” are written above the snakes, which translates to “Inca snakes.” The very bottom of the image reads, “armas reales del reyno de las yndias de los reys yngas” which translates to “royal arms of the kingdom of the Indies of the Inca Kings.”
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20171
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles; Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_20171_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Coat of Arms; Hummingbird; Jaguar; Snakes; Tassels; Kingdoms; Inca; Inca Empire