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Object Number
32-70-30/F851
Display Title
Quipu
Descriptions
Object Description
Quipu; carrying cord of replied cotton with 9 groups of white cotton cords suspended. Attached to some of these cords are 1 or more secondary cords, either brown/white variegated yarns, or red-brown yarns. Both single and multiple knots occur in three places in cords.
Inventory Description
Organic, quipu, twisted fibers, knotted attached to braided string
Classification
- Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Cotton , Fiber , Leaf Fiber , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 81 x 51 cm (31 7/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred M. Tozzer, 1932
Provenance
Collector
Dr. E. A. Cordiviola
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-70-30/3110 | Quipu, fragment |
Fiber
|
La Puntilla
| |
| 32-30-30/53 | Quipu |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4532 | Quipu |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 41-52-30/2938 | Quipu |
Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 32-30-30/55 | Quipu |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 32-30-30/54 | Quipu |
Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10528 | Headdress, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3748 | Headdress, feathered |
Feather
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 46-77-30/9210 | Feathered ornament; approximately 90 three-strand braidsof red camelid with attached white feathers |
Feather
|
La Capilla
| |
| 42-28-30/4587 | Fan, feather |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 34-150-30/628 | Tassel |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7713 | Bag, fur |
Fur
|
Nazca Province?
|