Idolos De Los Ingas Inti Vana Cavri Tanbo Toco · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Idolos De Los Ingas Inti Vana Cavri Tanbo Toco
Subject: Idols; Gods; Inca Empire; Inca; Huanacauri; Tambotoco; Pacaritambo
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; South America; West Indies; Cuzco
Description: This chapter is dedicated to describing the idols and gods of the Incas. This image depicts the Inca Emperor kneeling before their major deities, uana cauri [Huanacauri], tanbo toco [Tambotoco], and pacari tanbo [Pacaritambo]. Huanacauri is a mountain and Pacaritambo is a cave where the first Incas allegedly originated from. The Tambotoco were three niches in the cave. The three niches are depicted at the base of Huanacauri. The author explains that when the Inca is crowned as king, he must honour the deities and make sacrifices to them, which is what this image depicts. His wife and child are standing behind him to help perform the sacrifices to honour the idols. There is a sun, moon and star illustrated at the top of the image, which the Incas also venerated. The words “en el cuzco” are written at the bottom of the image which translates to “in Cusco.”
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20330
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_20330_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Idols; Gods; Inca Empire; Inca; Huanacauri; Tambotoco; Pacaritambo

Media: mta_20330_OBJ.jpg