UR1052/KH0063

Original Name: AS052
Original Author: Marcia & Robert Ascher
Museum: Museo de Ica, Ica, Peru
Museum Number: 6
Provenance: Unknown
Region: Hacienda Ullujalla y Callengo 		Total Number of Cords: 49
Number of Ascher Cord Colors: 4
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Catalog: UR1052
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Khipu Notes

Ascher Databook Notes:
  1. The Museum records the provenance as Hacienda Ulluj alla y Callengo. All of the khipus UR1051-KH0067 have the same attribution.
  2. By spacing, there are 4 groups of 5 pendants each. The first 2 groups contain all B pendants and the last two groups contain all W pendants.
  3. All pendant values are 0, 1, 2.
  4. One or 2 subsidiaries appear on 19 of the 20 pendants. In all, there are 29 subsidiaries with values 0, 1, 2, or 4. With one exception, if there is only 1 subsidiary, it is colored RG. If there are 2, one is RG, and the other is B or W.
  5. The 49 pendants and subsidiaries contain only the values 0, 1, 2, 4. If subsidiary values and pendant values are added, the values of the positions are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8.