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Ident. Nr.: V A 42523

ObjID: obj:39380

Ethnologisches Museum
Khipu

Details (expert)

Involved
Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926),
Sammler*in
Julius van der Zypen (1906/1907),
Mäzen*atin
Dating
Inka 1450 - 1550
Datierung engl.: Inca 1450 - 1550
Geographical references
Pachacámac
Material / Technique
Baumwolle
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 86 x 62 cm
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Object Description


Groups: 2 pendants, 1 pendant, 2 pendants, 2 x A, 7xB, tassel, 7 x B (A= 15 pendants w. one spliced and one secondary) (B= 14 pendants with 1-2 secondaries and one spliced)

Colors: browns, blue, red

Color combinations: monochrome, speckled, spiral and spliced (over 5-10 cm in the center of pendant)

Strings: main, pendants, secondaries
Ply: all S
Diameter: main 3,5 mm, pendants 1,2 - 2,5mm, secondaries 1,5-2mm
Recto (tying pendant to mainstring)

Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z)

Last updated: 17.03.2026

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