HUARI culture 600 – 1000 AD
Vessel in the form of a llama 600-1000 AD ceramic67.0 (h) x 54.0 (w) cm Ministerio de Cultura del Perú: Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú, Photograph: Daniel Giannoni
Huari potters excelled in making large vessels, such as this standing llama. The spout is decorated with S-shaped motifs representing a stylised serpent and wavy lines, perhaps indicating water. Llamas and alpacas, vital for agriculture and the economy, were domesticated for wool, meat, dung, hides, light transport and sacrifice. They have been found in tombs in coastal areas where camelids did not occur naturally, so indicating that camelids travelled as the Huari Empire expanded.
Huari potters excelled in making large vessels, such as this standing llama. The spout is decorated with S-shaped motifs representing a stylised serpent and wavy lines, perhaps indicating water. Llamas and alpacas, vital for agriculture and the economy, were domesticated for wool, meat, dung, hides, light transport and sacrifice. They have been found in tombs in coastal areas where camelids did not occur naturally, so indicating that camelids travelled as the Huari Empire expanded.
Huari potters excelled in making large vessels, such as this standing llama. The spout is decorated with S-shaped motifs representing a stylised serpent and wavy lines, perhaps indicating water. Llamas and alpacas, vital for agriculture and the economy, were domesticated for wool, meat, dung, hides, light transport and sacrifice. They have been found in tombs in coastal areas where camelids did not occur naturally, so indicating that camelids travelled as the Huari Empire expanded.
