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Object Number
32-30-30/54
Display Title
Quipu
Descriptions
Object Description
Quipu; thick cotton cord with 3 groups of cords (white, tan, dark brown) suspended.
Inventory Description
Organic, fiber, quipu, white, brown, tan, cords suspended from twisted cord
Classification
- Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Nazca?
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Cotton Fiber , Camelid fiber , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 35 cm (14 3/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred M. Tozzer, Philip A. Means, Thomas Barbour, and Anonymous Donor, 1932
Provenance
Dealer
Dr. E. A. Cordiviola
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Thomas Barbour
(Sept. 26, 1932)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(Sept. 26, 1932)
Donor
Donated by
Philip A. Means
(Sept. 26, 1932)
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Raw Material
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| |
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|
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| |
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| |
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