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Ident. Nr.: V A 42586

ObjID: obj:39443

Ethnologisches Museum
Khipu

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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: 50 x 6 cm
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https://id.smb.museum/object/39443

Object Description

No. of strings:32 pendants

Groups: 2 x 16 pendants. These pendants are arranged:
16 x 4 pendants. -one with secondaries
9 x 3 " " "
3 x 1 " " "
1 x 3 " " "
3 x 2 " " "
Only the pendants with secondaries and the secondaries have knots. All other pendants are without knots.

Colors: tans, greenish

Color combinations: monochrome, speckled

Strings: main, pendants, secondaries
Ply:S
Diameter: main 4mm, pendants 1,5-2,5mm
Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring) Main is fragmented at both ends, so impossible to say.

Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 1/2 endknots (a single knot securing the pendant tied with only part of the pendant as active), long knots (S), single knots (S)

Last updated: 17.03.2026

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