Catalog: KH0177 (UR1161, AS161)

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Aliases:   UR1161, AS161
Contributors:  Marcia & Robert Ascher
Museum:  Museum für Völkerkunde (Ethnologische Museum), Berlin, Germany
Museum Number:  VA47106C
Provenance:  Ica
Region:  Unknown 		# of Groups & Cords:   1 Groups, 8 Cords - 8p
# of Unique Cord Colors:  1
Benford Match:  0.7635
# Ascher Sums (pps, ips, cps, sps,...):  3 (0, 0, 2, 0,...)
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Notes:
Ascher Databook Notes:
  1. Construction note: The main cord of the khipu is formed into a large loop by having its knotted end passed through its twisted end.
  2. This is one of several khipus acquired by the Museum in 1907 with provenance Ica. For a list of these khipus, see KH00110.
  3. KH0177 and KH0179 are designated by the same Museum number. The main cord of KH0177 has been formed into a large loop. Similarly, KH0179 contains a khipu with a looped main cord.
  4. The sum of the values on KH0177 is 200. The first 6 values sum to 100 and the last 2 values sum to 100. If 100 were to be divided into 6 equal parts where only integral values could result, the values would be 16, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17. These are the first 6 values. If 100 were to be divided into 2 equal parts, the values would be 50, 50. These are the last 2 values.
Bibliography:

Bibliography for KH0177 (UR1161, AS161):

Year Author Title Pages
1978 Ascher, Marcia, and Robert Ascher. Code of the Quipu: Databook. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor. Text: 698; 998-999; 1002; Figures: 998
1981 Ascher, Marcia, and Robert Ascher. Code of the Quipu: A Study in Media, Mathematics, and Culture. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. Text: 136
1996 Christensen, Antje. The Peruvian quipu. In History and science of knots, edited by J. C. Turner and P. van de Griend, pp. 71-88. World Scientific, New Jersey. Text: 82
2020 Medelius Olcese de Riveros, Y.M., 2021. Dando cuentas: los quipucamayos en las comunidades indígenas y ante la administración colonial. Perú, siglo XVI. Doctoral Thesis. Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevill. Olcese de Riveros, Y.M., 2021. Dando cuentas: los quipucamayos en las comunidades indígenas y ante la administración colonial. Perú, siglo XVI. Doctoral Thesis. Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla Text: 122
2010 Urton, Gary. Recording measure(ment)s in the Inka khipu. In The archaeology of measurement: comprehending heaven, earth and time in ancient societies, edited by Iain Morley and Colin Renfrew, pp. 54-68. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Text: 59
2017 Urton, Gary. Inka History in Knots: Reading Khipus as Primary Sources. University of Texas Press, Austin. Text: 261
2007 Witkowski, Olaf. Essai de décryptage des cordelettes quipus utilisées par les Incas comme moyen de communication: Un exemple d’ethno-cryptographie (Doctoral dissertation, Master’s thesis, Université Catholique de Louvain). Text: 97