UR1033D/KH0038
Original Name: AS033D Original Author: Marcia & Robert Ascher Museum: Peabody Museum, Harvard University Museum Number: 41.52.30/293B Provenance: Unknown Region: Unknown |
Total Number of Cords: 25 Number of Ascher Cord Colors: 3 Similar Khipu: Previous (UR158) Next (UR080) Catalog: UR1033D Khipu Notes: Khipu Notes |
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Khipu Notes
Ascher Databook Notes:
- Construction note: Pendants 1 and 2 are tied to the end of the main cord.
- Construction note: Pendants 3 and 4 are linked together by pendant 3 being tied around pendant 4.
- This khipu is part of the collection of 7 connected khipus numbered UR1033A-UR1033G.
- After the first 5 pendants, there are 10 groups of 2 pendants each by spacing.
Each group has a W pendant and an R pendant.
Groups 2-9 are R, W, while groups 1 and 10 are W, R. - The values on the pendants in the 10 groups are 0-6.
- Pendant 1 is W and its value is the sum of the W pendants in groups 1-10.
Pendant 2 is R, and its value is the sum of the R pendants in groups 1-10. - Pendant 5 is the sum of pendants 3 and 4.