MM020 - Catalog Information

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Statistics:

Original Author:  Manuel Medrano
Museum:  Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
Museum Number:  69195
Provenance:  Unknown
Region:  Unknown

# of Cords:   89 (87p 2s)
# of Unique Cord Colors:  6
Benford Match:  0.6659
# Ascher Sums (pps, ips, cps, sps,...):  25 (17, 6, 1, 0,...)
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MM020

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MM020

Notes:

Notes and Obeservations for Khipu MM020

36: second set of 3S knots aligns with ones' place of other pendants on the khipu; counted as tens
40: repair knot aligned with tens' place
69: strand of animal hair of some sort interlaced at top of pendant
85: pendant broken immediately after 6th S knot

Primary Cord Notes

Primary Cord Thread Wrappings
W wrapping 15.0-16.0cm and 26.5-28.5cm
All khipus I have studied are currently designated "MM", following convention in the field (and until a more suitable replacement convention is agreed upon). Manuel Medrano.