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Brian Billman
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OTHER SCENES

This drawing (closeup) from painted designs on a stirrup spout bottle shows Moche elites riding tule reed boats (Donnan 1978:104).

Several other themes and scenes are depicted on Moche pottery besides the presentation and burial themes. These offer valuable insights not only about ideology but about the lifeways of elites and perhaps commoners within Moche society. Among others, these include depictions of the following themes:

presentation theme (167 KB)
burial theme (486 KB)
runners (178 KB)
fishing (124 KB)
seafaring (97 KB)
seal hunt (77 KB)
deer hunt (183 KB)
weaving (84 KB)
tribute (69 KB)
combat (163 KB)
warriors (184 KB)
captives (99 KB)
trophies (52 KB)
cannibalism (95 KB)
coca chewers (93 KB)
tule reed boats (86 KB)