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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.

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

Provenance and sources

when
2nd - 7th century AD.

where
Peru

when
1902
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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