Details (expert)
- Dating
- Inka 1450 - 1550Datierung engl.: Inca 1450 - 1550
- Geographical references
- Material / Technique
- Baumwolle
- Dimensions
- Objektmaß: 2 x 65 x 52 cmVerpackungsmaß: 8 x 80 x 54 cm
- Permalink
- https://id.smb.museum/object/59150
Object Description
Two quipus tied together; a and b.
a:
Groups: mainly of 9 or 10 strings
Colors: tans, red, blue, turqoise, green
Color combinations: monochrome, speckled, spiral, spliced
Strings: main, pendants, secondaries
Ply: all S
Diameter: pendants: 1,5 - 2,4mm
Recto
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), 8, long knots (S), single knots (S)
b:
Groups: no
Colors: tans
Color combinations: monochrome
Strings: main, pendants,
Ply: all S
Diameter: pendants: 1,9 - 2,2mm
Recto
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 (S)
Last updated: 17.03.2026
Contact
Institution:
Ethnologisches Museum
Email:
em@smb.spk-berlin.de