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Vessel, llama figure with cord, bag and cotton wrap around the neck

Depending on its size, a llama can carry a weight of 45 kg or more. It covers about 15 km per day in a caravan, even in rough terrain. Since llamas only eat during daylight, the caravan has to stop early.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Lima-Kultur
Object type
Ritual object
Dimensions
Height: 22 cm
Width: 38 cm
Depth: 17 cm
Material/Technique
Sound, Plant fibre, Cotton, Textile painted, in model moulded
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
108454

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Zembsch; 1712
  • Production
    when
    2nd - 7th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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