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Ident. Nr.: V A 42605 b

ObjID: obj:39462

Details (expert)

Creator/Entity
Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926),
Sammler*in
Julius van der Zypen (1906/1907),
Mäzen*atin
Date(s)
Inka 1450 - 1550
Inca 1450 - 1550
Systematics/Type
Geographical references
Material / Technique
Baumwolle
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 47 x 3 cm

Object Description

No. of pendants: 5 + 2 loose. All have one secondary (except one loose and the first separate pendant.).

Groups: one separat starting pendant - all the next together

Colors: tans, blue

Color combinations: monochrome, speckled - top part of all pendants/ secondaries are speckled - lower part monocrome. Makes the Quipu reminiscent of the earliest (Huari) quipus.

Strings: main, pendants, secondaries
Ply: S
Diameter: main 2,5mm, pendants/secondaries 2-2,5mm
Recto (tying pendant to mainstring)

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

Last updated: 17.03.2026

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Ethnologisches Museum

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