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Title
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Abvciones Agveros Atitapia Acoiraqvi
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Description
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This busy image depicts many omens that were considered evil in the Inca Empire. These omens were believed to bring misfortune or death. A snake is depicted at the bottom of the image with the words machacuay acoyraqui puromanca cay uacichic [serpent of misfortune our house will be destroyed] written along the length of the snake. Above the snake is a fox looking to the left with a caption written on its body that reads El zorro arrastra al demonio, arrastra a su creador [the fox drags the demon, drags his creator]. Above the fox is a large insect and the caption above it reads nina nina curucta ayzaycuuan, uarmi uanonca [a large insect has brought a worm, my wife will die]. A butterfly is illustrated above the insect. There is a caption above the butterfly that reads tapacuy yaycuan uanazacmi [a butterfly approached]. There is a tree on the right side of the image with a chusic [owl] at the top of the tree, then a tuco [horned owl] in the middle, with a pacpac [pymgy owl] to the top right of the pygmy owl, then a chicollo [bird], and the last branch depicts a pecpe [small bird]. The man in the centre of the image has a frightened expression on his face, and the caption beside him reads astaya uanozacmi [bad luck, I will die].
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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:20441
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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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mta_20441_OBJ.jpg
mta_20441_OBJ.jpg