AS018/KH0019

Tall View Khipu Notes Exist - See Below

Original Author: Marcia & Robert Ascher Museum: University Museum, University of Pennsylvania Museum Number: SA4034 Provenance: Unknown Region: Unknown

Total Number of Cords: 10 Number of Ascher Cord Colors: 2 Benford Match: 0.160 Similar Khipu:  Previous  Next Datafile: AS018

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Khipu Notes

Ascher Databook Notes:

1. Construction note: P4s1 is a pendant 21 cm. long attached to the bottom of pendant 4. It appears to be a recent attachment.
2. Construction note: The color designation W/RM refers to a white cord with thin thread wrapped around it. The thread wrapping forms a.5 cm. wide band from 2.5 cm.-3.0 cm.
3. This khipu and AS020 are not, to our knowledge, associated, yet they are given identical numbers SA4034 by the owner.
4. A photograph of this khipu appears in Locke (1923) Plate XL along with a one line description on p. 29.

Primary Cord Notes:
The color designation W/RM refers to a white cord with a thin thread wrapped around it. The thread wrapping forms a 0.5 cm wide band from 2.5 cm - 3.0 cm.