At the excavation site of Yaxchilan on structure 23, the two figures represented in Lintel 24 include the King of Yaxchilan (Shield Jaguar II) and his wife (Lady K’ab’al Xook). It depicts the Maya king holding a long flaming torch, (also known as the ‘burning spear’) over his wife, who is wearing a complex woven “huipil” and pulling a thorny rope through her tongue. The torch signifies that the ritual was most likely held during nighttime, or within the darkness of a sacred chamber, and scrolls of blood can be seen around the queen’s mouth, which represents the bloodletting ritual that is being performed. Usually, only royal women perform this type of sacrifice, and are apart of a ritual communication with the gods and spirits. By doing this, the queen showed …show more content…
Bloodletting was a common practice in Maya culture and was an essential part of royal and public rituals. The two museums representing Inka art and culture (Museo Inka and Museo de Arte Precolombino) have many similarities and differences, one obvious similarity being that both museums are located in Cusco and signify aspects of Inca culture. Another similarity is that both museums were created on a historically significant site that withheld Inca occupation in the past. Plus, Conquistadors, who were the ones responsible for incorporating the colonial architecture to the buildings, also owned both museums during some point in time. Museo Inka is notable for having a discrete section on the Spanish invasion, which shows the Inca’s resistance to the Spanish and the structural inequalities of Peru’s history, as well as how it negatively affected the people involved. Museo de Arte precolombio (also known