Inca woman scaring birds
February: Work. Time to guard the maize by night'. A woman bangs a drum to frighten away birds, but there are other threats. Predators in the maize include (left), a fox; a deer (right); and a skunk (lower right)
Picture No
11939111
Media ID
46076774
Size
3000px x 4000px
(3.9MB)
Credit
© The John Meek Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only
Source
From El primer nueva cornnica y buen gobierno', (The First New Chronicle and Good Government), 1515. Artist: Poma de Ayala, Felipe de Guaman (c. 1550-1616, Quechua/Peruvian). Photograph: John Meek
Date
1515
