AS173/KH0190

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Original Author: Marcia & Robert Ascher Museum: Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin Museum Number: VA16145(B) Provenance: Unknown Region: Between Ica and Pisco

Total Number of Cords: 15 Number of Ascher Cord Colors: 4 Benford Match: 0.897 Similar Khipu:  Previous  Next Datafile: AS173

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Khipu Notes

Ascher Databook Notes:

1. This is one of several khipus acquired by the Museum in 1904 with provenance between Ica and Pisco. For a discussion of them, see UR1098.
2. By spacing there are 3 groups of 2, 6, and 5 pendants respectively. All pendants in group 2 are of the same color.
3. Several pendants have multiple unit knots so that there may be as many as 3 distinct values in a position. (See, for example, P12.)
4. The last 3 pendants in group 3 are united by being the same color. The value of the first pendant in the group is the sum of the values of these last 3 pendants.