AS191/KH0209

Original Author: Marcia & Robert Ascher
Museum: American Museum of Natural History, NY
Museum Number: 41.2/6698
Provenance: Unknown
Region: Ica 		Total Number of Cords: 7
Number of Ascher Cord Colors: 1
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Catalog: AS191
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Khipu Notes

Ascher Databook Notes:
  1. AS190-AS197 were purchased by the Museum in 1969 from Louis Slavitz. Their provenance is near Callengo, Ica Valley. They compare as follows:
    1. AS191 and AS193 are each basically one group; all cords are W; they have no subsidiaries.
    2. AS194 and AS195 have similar colors, construction form, and values. For details see AS194.
    3. AS192 and AS196 use similar colors. Both contain B, BB, and W and the mixtures B:W and BB:W.
    4. The colors used on AS197 (AB, KB) do not appear on the other khipus.