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Ident. Nr.: V A 42612

ObjID: obj:39469

Details (expert)

Involved
Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926),
Sammler*in
Julius van der Zypen (1906/1907),
Mäzen*atin
Dating
Inka 1400 - 1550
Geographical references
Material / Technique
Baumwolle, Kameliden Wolle
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 25 x 25 cm

Object Description


Groups: irregular

Colors: browns, one red

Color combinations: monochrome, speckled, spiral, spliced

Strings: main, pendants, top, secondaries
Ply:all S
Diameter: main 4mm, pendants 1,8.2,3mm
Verso (tying pendant to mainstring):

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

The quipu is mainly of wool. All pendants are fragmented. At the beginning loop one pendant is tied. To this another pendant is tied with a simple knot with a single knot midway on the pendant - maybe it is another quipu? Too fragmented to decide.

Last updated: 17.03.2026

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Ethnologisches Museum