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Ident. Nr.: V A 42539

ObjID: obj:39396

Details (expert)

Involved
Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926),
Sammler*in
Julius van der Zypen (1906/1907),
Mäzen*atin
Dating
Inka 1400 - 1550
Geographical references
Material / Technique
Baumwolle
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 50 x 12 cm

Object Description

The quipu is too fragile to be unwrapped - the mainstring is dissolved and the pendants loose.
Groups: ?

Colors: browns, blue

Color combinations: monochrome, speckled

Strings: main, pendants,
Ply: main: Z, Pendants S
Diameter: main 3,5mm, pendants1,5-2mm
Recto (tying pendant to mainstring)

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

Last updated: 17.03.2026

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Ethnologisches Museum