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Ident. Nr.: V A 42613

ObjID: obj:39470

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, gedreht mit Knoten.
Dimensions
Länge x Breite: 47 x 22 cm
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https://id.smb.museum/object/39470

Object Description

Groups: one group of three, then 14 evenly spaced pendants (ca 1 cm apart), and at the far end of mainstring a single pendant with a secondary.

Colors: tan pendants, brown main

Color combinations: monochrome

Strings: main, pendants, one secondary
Ply: S
Diameter: main 5mm, pendants 1,5 - 2,3mm
Verso (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 (Z), single knots (Z)

Last updated: 17.03.2026

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