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Title
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Q[ve] Mata El Carnero
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Description
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This image depicts three native Peruvians sacrificing a ram according to their ancient laws. The author criticizes those who practice the old ways of idolatry and refuse to participate in Christian traditions such as Lent. There is an indigenous man on the left side of the image holding the ears of the ram, while the person in the centre of the image inserts their arm into the abdomen of the ram. He reaches in to take out the heart. The ram’s legs are tied together. They would then eat the raw meat and blood of the ram. The woman on the right side of the image is holding a basket as she looks down at the ram. The caption at the top of the image reads, los carneseros como en tienpo de ydúlatra, mete la mano al derecho del corasón. Que no mate ací, cino como en este tienpo de cristiano que degüelle el pescueso del carnero. Que es hechisero ydúlatra que mata al uso antigo y sea castigado el yndio, yndia en este rreyno [the butchers put their hand to the right of the heart. Let him not kill here but like in this time of a Christian who slaughters the neck of a ram, he is an idolater, and the Indian is punished in this kingdom].
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Image Creator
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Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:23760
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Source Name
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El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
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Image
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Subject
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Sacrifice
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Ritual
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Indigenous Peoples
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Christianity
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Colonialism
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Idols
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Colonization
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