UR1104/KH0118
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Original Author:
Marcia & Robert Ascher
Museum: Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin, Germany Museum Number: VA42527 Provenance: Central Coast, Peru Region: Pachacamac |
Total Number of Cords: 21 Number of Ascher Cord Colors: 2 Similar Khipu: Previous (UR266) Next (UR269) Catalog: UR1104 Khipu Notes: Khipu Notes |
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Khipu Notes
Ascher Databook Notes:
- This is one of several khipus acquired by the Museum in 1907 with provenance Pachacamac. For a list of the others, see UR1097.
- This khipu is also discussed by Nordenskiold(see Introduction).
- The values on the pendants in the first group differ, in order of magnitude, from the pendants in the other 3 groups. With one exception, the values in group 1 are 18000-37000, while the values in groups 2-4 are 1300-3400.
- Some values in the first group and some values in the first position of later groups are related to other values by additive multiples of 100. Specifically: