MM022 - Catalog Information

Section Information
Statistics:
Original Author:  Manuel Medrano
Museum:  McGill University Library, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Museum Number:  002.49b
Provenance:  Unknown
Region:  Unknown
# of Cords:   268 (133p, 10t, 125s)
# of Unique Cord Colors:  11
Benford Match:  0.7914
# Ascher Sums (pps, ips, cps, sps,...):  72 (49, 5, 18, 0,...)
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   MM022
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DataFile:
MM022

Notes:

Notes and Obeservations for Khipu MM022


45s3: broken ≥2L knot (unidentifiable) on end of string
T10: this is not a loop-through top cord like the others; it attaches one primary cord to the other
100: fragile; string held together by a single fraying thread
109s2: highly-damaged 1E knot, knot direction uncertain
114s2: broken and unraveling long knot; number of turns uncertain
128s2: might be 8L (very tight long knot)
130s1: at 2.0cm single thread holding this pendant together

Primary Cord Notes


Notes: ***Read from left to right as mounted. Note that this khipu consists of two primary cords tied together. Primary cord 1 has one string attached to it and was recorded separately. This is the record for primary cord 2.
All khipus I have studied are currently designated "MM", following convention in the field (and until a more suitable replacement convention is agreed upon) - Manuel Medrano
Bibliography:

Bibliography for MM022:

Year Author Title Pages
2024 Medrano, Manuel and Ashok Khosla. How Can Data Science Contribute to Understanding the Khipu Code? Latin American Antiquity. Published online 2024:1-20. doi:10.1017/laq.2024.5 8