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Khipu

No. of strings: 44 pendants Groups: yes - irregular Colors: tans, blue, red (Camelid) Colour combinations: monochrome, speckled -one pendant has the upper 15 cm red camelid yarn twined in. Strings: main, pendants, one secondary Ply: main Z, others S Diameter: main 3,5mm, pendants 1,8-3mm Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring) - last group is V, the others (between the tassels) are R Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z) The first pendant is tied in the mainstring's beginning loop. Two blue tassels are tied to the main cord.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Khipu
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 74 x 36 cm
Material/Technique
Cotton
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V A 24369 a

Provenance and sources

when
Inca 1450 - 1550
where
Peru
Marquez

who
Baessler, Arthur - Collectors

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