UR1151/KH0167 - Ascher Decreasing Groups
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Ascher Decreasing Group:
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# | Decreasing Group Schema | Group Position 1 Based Index |
# Cords in Group | Decreasing Cord Values |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 2 | 6 | LB@[2, 1]:13 + W@[2, 2]:13 + LB@[2, 3]:10 + LB@[2, 4]:0 + LB@[2, 5]:2 + LB@[2, 6]:1 |
Khipu Notes:
Ascher Databook Notes:
- This is one of several khipus acquired by the Museum in 1907 with provenance Pachacamac. For a list of them, see UR1097.
- By spacing, the khipu is separated into 4 groups of 1, 6, 12, and 4 pendants respectively.
- The pendant in group 1 and the pendants in group 4 are LB and zero-valued (or blank). The subsidiaries in group 1 are W and non-zero.
- The 6 pendants of group 2 are one pair of pendants LB, Wand then 4 LB pendants each with a W subsidiary. Each of the values in the first pair is 13; the 4 LB pendant values sum to 13; and 4 W sub_sidiaries sum to 13.
- The 12 pendants of group 3 are 5 LB pendants with LB subsidiaries, then 5 W pendants with W subsidiaries, and then 1 pair of pendants LB, W each with a subsidiary of the same color. The first 5 LB pendant values sum to 26; then the 5 W pendant values sum to 26; and each of values in the last pair is 26. Excluding subsidiaries suspended from subsidiaries rather than from pendants, the subsidiaries also sum to 26.
- With the exception of the subsidiaries of subsidiaries of group 3, all the values in groups 2 and 3 are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1
Group Color LB Color W Group 2
P21 = 13
\[ \sum\limits_{i=3}^{6} P_{2i}\;=\;13 \]
P22 = 13
\[ \sum\limits_{i=3}^{6} P_{2i}\;subsidiaries\;=\;13 \]Group 3
P3,11 = 26
\[ \sum\limits_{i=1}^{5} P_{3i}\; = \;26 \]\[ \sum\limits_{i=1}^{5} P_{3i}\;\;subsidiaries\; = \;P_{3,11}\;subsidiary \]
P3,12 = 26
\[ \sum\limits_{i=6}^{10} P_{3i}\; = \;26 \]\[ \sum\limits_{i=1}^{5} P_{3i}\;\;subsidiaries\; = \;P_{3,12}\;subsidiary \]
Group 3 \[ \sum\limits_{i=1}^{10} P_{3i}\;\;subsidiaries\; = \;P_{3,11}\;subsidiary + P_{3,12}\;subsidiary = 26 \]