The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Llama with Packs

before 1532

Peru, Chimú or Inca

pottery
Overall: 25.9 x 26.2 x 14.8 cm (10 3/16 x 10 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1951.182
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The llama was the only burden-bearing animal, aside from humans, in ancient South America.
  • ?-1951
    Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1951
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Lapiner, Alan. Pre-Columbian Art of South America. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1976.
  • Lakewood, OH: The Beck Center; December 21, 1983- February 6, 1984. Willoughby, OH: The School of Fine Art; January 10- March 3, 1986. Ashtabula, OH: Ashtabula Arts Center; April 18- May 19, 1986. Exhibition: "Objects for the Afterlife: A Selection from Early Peru."
  • {{cite web|title=Llama with Packs|url=false|author=|year=before 1532|access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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