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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: