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Ident. Nr.: V A 42601

ObjID: obj:39458

Details (expert)

Creator/Entity
Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926),
Sammler*in
Julius van der Zypen (1906/1907),
Mäzen*atin
Date(s)
Inka 1450 - 1550
Datierung engl.: Inca 1450 - 1550
Systematics/Type
Geographical references
Material / Technique
Baumwolle
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 47 x 6 cm

Object Description

No. of pendants:14 + 5

Groups: 2 groups of 7 pendants.
Another quipu with 5 pendants is tied into the main 5 cm from start....or is it a very thick pendant with secondaries??

Colors: tans

Color combinations:pendants monochrome, main cord speckled

Strings: main, pendants,
Ply:S
Diameter: main 3,5mm, pendants 1,8-2mm
Recto (tying pendant to mainstring)

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 (Z)

Last updated: 17.03.2026

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Ethnologisches Museum

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