Details (expert)
- Creator/Entity
- Date(s)
- Inka 1450 - 1550Datierung engl.: Inca 1450 - 1550
- Systematics/Type
- Material / Technique
- Baumwolle
- Dimensions
- Länge x Breite: 33 x 12 cm
- Permalink
- https://id.smb.museum/object/43984
Object Description
The quipu consists of two fragments - a and b - and a bunch of loose strings -c.
a
No. of pendants:47
Groups: 12 x 4
Colors: tans
Color combinations: monochrome, speckled
Strings: main, pendants,
Ply: S
Diameter: main 2mm, pendants 1,5-2,5mm
Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring) R and V.
Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (S), single knots (Z)
b:
No. of pendants: 20
Groups: 5 x 4
Colors: tans
Color combinations: monochrome, speckled
Strings: main, pendants,
Ply: S
Diameter: main 2mm, pendants 1,5 - 2,5mm
Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring) R and V
Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), long knots (S), single knots (Z)
c: loose strings
Last updated: 17.03.2026
Contact
Institution:
Ethnologisches Museum
Email:
em@smb.spk-berlin.de