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Ident. Nr.: V A 42585

ObjID: obj:39442

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
Material / Technique
Baumwolle
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 42 x 19 cm

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

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Ethnologisches Museum

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