UR1123/KH0137

Tall View Khipu Notes Exist - See Below

Original Name: AS123 Original Author: Marcia & Robert Ascher Museum: Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin Museum Number: VA47085 Provenance: Unknown Region: Ica

Total Number of Cords: 94 Number of Ascher Cord Colors: 9 Benford Match: 0.766 Similar Khipu:  Previous  Next Datafile: UR1123

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Khipu Notes

Ascher Databook Notes:

1. This is one of several khipus acquired by the Museum in 1907 with provenance Ica. For a list of them, see UR1100.
2. By color, the khipu is separated into 7 groups of 10 pendants each.
3. In groups 6 and 7, there is one subsidiary on each pendant. Within each group, all the subsidiaries are the same color. In both groups, the last 5 subsidiaries are zero-valued (or blank).
4. The sum of the values in group 3 is related to the sums of the other groups:
   1. The sum of the first 5 pendant values ≈ sum of the values on all pendants in group 6. (There is a discrepancy of 1.)
   2. The sum of the last 5 pendant values ≈ sum of the values on all pendants and subsidiaries in groups 2, 4, 5, and 7. (There is a discrepancy of 8.)