KH0047/AS036 - Colored Pendant Sums
Drawings:
Right Handed Sums: # Sums = 2, Max # Summands = 4, (Min, Mean, Max) Sum Values = (80, 84, 88)
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Left Handed Sums: # Sums = 1, Max # Summands = 3, (Min, Mean, Max) Sum Values = (34, 34, 34)
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Right Handed Sum Detail: - Click on column name to sort
| # | Color | Sum Schema | Sum Cord | Sum Cord Value | # Summands | Summands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | g2p5 : 80BB | 80 | 4 | g3p7: 20BB + g3p9: 20BB + g4p3: 20BB + g4p7: 20BB | |
| 2 |  | g2p6 : 88W | 88 | 4 | g5p6: 20W + g6p1: 26W + g6p2: 34W + g6p5: 8W |
Left Handed Sum Detail: - Click on column name to sort
| # | Color | Sum Schema | Sum Cord | Sum Cord Value | # Summands | Summands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | g6p2 : 34W | 34 | 3 | g3p10: 20W + g5p2: 10W + g5p3: 4W |
Khipu Notes:
Ascher Databook Notes:
- Since the positions of the s and L knots are inconsistent, no numerical interpretation is given.
- KH0047 and KH0048 are associated and have the same Museum number. They are mentioned in Maranga : Contribución ai Conocimiento de ios Aborigenes del Valle del Rimac, Peru, J . Jij on Y Caamaño, La Prensa Católica, Quito-Equador, 1949. Their provenance is Maranga, Huaca 1. They were excavated in 1925 and were found in association with 4 burials. A purse (Museum number P688) was recovered in the same context, as were pottery vessels, gourds, and shells.
- The colors W, G, RD, SB, BB, CB, and KG appear alone or in combination on both KH0047 and KH0048 . KH0048 uses the 2 additional colors B and LG . Neither of the khipus have been given numerical interpretation.