Details (expert)
- Involved
- Dating
- Inka 1400 - 1550
- Geographical references
- Material / Technique
- Baumwolle
- Dimensions
- Länge x Breite: 43 x 40 cm
- Permalink
- https://id.smb.museum/object/755576
Object Description
2 fragmented quipus tied together
Groups: irregular
Colors: white, tans
Color combinations: monochrome
Strings: main, pendants,
Ply:all S
Diameter: main 4mm , pendants 1,5-2,5mm
Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring): both
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 and Z), single knots (S and Z)
Z knots have Verso attachment, S knots have Recto attachment!
Last updated: 17.03.2026
Contact
Institution:
Ethnologisches Museum
Email:
em@smb.spk-berlin.de