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Ident. Nr.: V A 42607

ObjID: obj:39464

Details (Expert)

Beteiligte
Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926),
Sammler*in
Julius van der Zypen (1906/1907),
Mäzen*atin
Datierung
Inka 1400 - 1530
Geografische Bezüge
Material / Technik
Baumwolle
Abmessungen
Länge x Breite: 70 x 70 cm

Objektbeschreibung

6 quipus tied together.
Groups: 1 (the biggest quipu):9 x 8 pendants.
2 (the smaller quipu before (left on photo): no groups, but starting with one pendant twice as long as the others.
3,4,5 smaller quipus tied to one point of the mainstring of no 1. One of these consists of only one mainstring, and another has as the only one a topstring.
6 is a loose fragment - to the left on photo.

Colors: browns

Color combinations: monochrome, speckled

Strings: main, pendants, one topstring
Ply: all S
Diameter: main 4-7mm, pendants 1,5-2mm
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)

Letzte Aktualisierung: 17.03.2026

Kontakt

Einrichtung:

Ethnologisches Museum

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