Details (expert)
- Involved
- Dating
- Inka 1450 - 1550Datierung engl.: Inca 1450 - 1550
- Geographical references
- Material / Technique
- Baumwolle
- Dimensions
- Länge x Breite: 42 x 19 cm
- Permalink
- https://id.smb.museum/object/39442
Object Description
No. of pendants:30
Groups: 1, 8, 7, 6, 7, 8
Colors: brown, tan
Color combinations: monochrome
Strings: main, pendants, secondaries
Ply: S
Diameter: main 3mm, pendants 1,5-2,5mm
Recto (tying pendant to mainstring)
Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), long knots (Z), single knots (Z)
The Quipu in several places has single knots under long knots. Narrative?
Last updated: 17.03.2026
Contact
Institution:
Ethnologisches Museum
Email:
em@smb.spk-berlin.de