This collection item does not have a name in the language of origin. If you know the name or have comments, use this form to contact the data-providing institution.

Khipu

2 fragments a and b. Groups: a: 26 x A. b: 4 x A ( A= 8 pendants in one colour, 1 pendant of a distinct other colour. Some secondaries, some not - no visible pattern). Colors: Tans, Blue (8 blue secondaries) Colour combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply:all S Diameter: main, pendants: 1,5 - 3,5mm Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring):not possible to determine as it is fragmented. Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 1/2 endknots, 8, long knots (S), single knots (S)

This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Khipu
Dimensions
Length: 50 cm
Width: 8 cm
Length: 50 cm
Width: 55 cm
Material/Technique
Cotton
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V A 47086 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Inca 1400 - 1550
    where
    Peru
    Ica
    who
    Julius van der Zypen
  • Collecting
    who
    Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
This content was machine-translated
Version: 2.5 / 7.5