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Khipu

2 quipus tied together at mainstring start. a: fragment, 2cm main and 5-10 cm pendants. No knots, all pendants fragmented at end. All strings S ply and monocrome tan. b: Groups: 2 sections with irregular groupings. Colors: tan, brown Colour combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, many secondaries Ply: all S Diameter: main 6mm, pendants 1-2,5mm Recto (tying pendant to mainstring): Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 1/2 endknots (a single knot securing the pendant tied with only part of the pendant as active), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Khipu
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 56 x 77 cm
Material/Technique
BaCotton, hair
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V A 42525

Provenance and sources

when
Inca 1400 - 1550
where
Peru
Pachacámac
who
Julius van der Zypen

who
Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926) - Collectors

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