The ceramic shows a llama as a beast of burden. Llamas, like the alpacas related to them, were bred from the original form of guanacos at least 6000 years ago. Their main task was to serve as pack animals in the impassable terrain of the Andes mountains. At the same time they supplied wool and meat. They also played an important role in rituals. Significantly later the alpaca was also bred for its wool. It can be sheared more often and produces finer, longer fibres than the llama. However, due to its physique it cannot carry loads. Due to the classification of the pottery in Moche I, according to recent findings it originates from the northern Moche area, i.e. a region between the Jequetepeque and Lambayeque valleys on the north coast of Peru.