Inca Empire - An Inca Woman

This image, from Poma de Ayala's chapter on the general inspection, or census, reveals the appearance of a thirty-three-year-old Inca woman:  "The first 'street' or age group of women, awakuq warmi, weaver of thirty-three years."

It is drawing 80 (on page 215) of his book, The First New Chronicle and Good Government On the History of the World and the Incas up to 1615.

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From Poma de Ayala's book, The First New Chronicle and Good Government On the History of the World and the Incas up to 1615, page 215 [217].

The original manuscript - Nueva corónica y buen gobierno - is maintained by the Royal Library in Copenhagen (which is the National Library of Denmark).