Ñaimlap. Lambayeque Memory and Historical Materiality
Carlos Wester, Federico Kauffmann Doig, Jeffrey Quilter, Joanne Pillsbury, Luis Alfredo Narváez Vargas, Susan Elizabeth Ramírez
Ñaimlap. Lambayeque Memory and Historical Materiality explores the legendary figure of Ñaimlap, said to have arrived from the sea to found the Lambayeque dynasty on Peru’s northern coast. Through a multidisciplinary lens—archaeology, ethnohistory, and art history—the book traces how myth and material culture intertwine in the construction of regional identity. Six renowned scholars analyze burial sites, iconography, ancient chronicles, and oral tradition to illuminate Ñaimlap’s symbolic legacy. Richly illustrated and bilingual, the volume brings new depth to the study of Andean coastal civilizations. It is both a tribute to Lambayeque heritage and a scholarly reflection on how memory shapes history.
Characteristics:
Curator of the Book: Carlos Wester
Authors: Carlos Wester, Federico Kauffmann Doig, Jeffrey Quilter, Joanne Pillsbury, Luis Alfredo Narváez Vargas, Susan Elizabeth Ramírez
Prologue: Paulo Pantigoso Velloso da Silveira
Introduction: Krzysztof Makowski
Year of Publication: 2021
Pages: 371
Language: Spanish, English
ISBN: 978-612-5043-07-8
Characteristics:
Curator of the Book: Carlos Wester
Authors: Carlos Wester, Federico Kauffmann Doig, Jeffrey Quilter, Joanne Pillsbury, Luis Alfredo Narváez Vargas, Susan Elizabeth Ramírez
Prologue: Paulo Pantigoso Velloso da Silveira
Introduction: Krzysztof Makowski
Year of Publication: 2021
Pages: 371
Language: Spanish, English
ISBN: 978-612-5043-07-8
Preface – Ñaimlap, the king that arrived from the sea
Introduction
Chronicle
The arrival of Ñaimlap – Miguel Cabello Valboa (16th century)
Chapters
Final Thoughts
Carlos Wester – Museo Arqueológico Nacional Brüning
Bibliography
Introduction
Chronicle
The arrival of Ñaimlap – Miguel Cabello Valboa (16th century)
Chapters
- The story of Ñaimlap and the territory of the Lambayeque culture
- Carlos Wester – Museo Arqueológico Nacional Brüning
- The Osprey Comes on Winds of Change: Ñaimlap, Lambayeque, Chimor and Wari
- Jeffrey Quilter – Harvard University, Peabody Museum
- Túcume and the story of Ñaimlap
- Luis Alfredo Narváez Vargas – Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura de Lambayeque
- At the Court of Ñaimlap
- Joanne Pillsbury – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Ethnogenesis: Between History and Collective Memories
- Susan Elizabeth Ramírez – Texas Christian University
- Ñaimlap and the legendary history of the ancestral Lambayeque
- Federico Kauffmann Doig – Universidad de Piura
Final Thoughts
Carlos Wester – Museo Arqueológico Nacional Brüning
Bibliography
AUTHORS