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The Sapa Inka Wayna Qhapaq carrying a Tupa Yawri, according to Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

The Tupa Yawri or Thupa Yawri was one of the symbols of power used by the Inca. It was a scepter consisting of a long-handled axe whose blade ended on one side in an awl and on the other in a tumi-shaped blade (semicircular knife). Presumably, it was made of or lined with gold. Lower-ranking authorities also wore badges of this type, but made of other metals such as silver, bronze or copper.

Manqu Qhapaq holding the tupa yawri in his right hand, according to Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

This scepter had mythical antecedents, it was said to be the staff of the god Tunupa, generously given to the chief Apu Tambo and then inherited from him by his son Manqu Qhapaq, who used it on his march from Wanakawri. Manqu took advantage of his magical powers to recognize the conditions of cultivation of the new lands he was crossing, until he reached the valley of Qusqo. At his death, he transmitted this scepter to his son Sinchi Ruq'a.

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