essay

Ulluchu: an elusive fruit

art and archaeology of the moche : an ancient andean society of the peruvian north coast • Austin • Published In 2008 • Pages: 43-65

By: McClelland, Donna.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author examines the [i]ulluchu[/i] fruit in art and archaeology as examples of the actual fruit have come to light at Sipán and Dos Cabezas. Despite being depicted as large, the fruit is only about three centimeters long. [i]Ulluchus[/i] are depicted in numerous places in the iconography and seem to have been important in many rituals. Although the genus has been determined, the species is still unknown.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Flora
Visual arts
Sacred objects and places
Ethnobotany
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Moche
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2015
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Andes
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2013
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1650-1200 BP (AD 350-800)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru
NotesAdditional notes
Donna McClelland
Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-65)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2008027539
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Moche (Peru)--Antiquities