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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)
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Khipu
Dimensions
Length: 50 cm
Width: 8 cm
Length: 50 cm
Width: 55 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
when
Inca 1400 - 1550
where
Peru
Ica
who
Julius van der Zypen
who
Wilhelm Gretzer (de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$Begin@77cb4ad6 - de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$End@7c77b393) - Collectors
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