Khipu

Khipu

No. of pendants: 35 Groups: various Colors: tans, blue Color combinations: monochrome, speckled, spliced (1) Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply: all S Diameter: main 3,5 mm, pendants 1,8 - 2,3 mm Recto: all Knots: 1/1 endknots, 8, long knots (S), single knots (Z)

Object Details

• Location: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
• Inventory number: V A 42551
• Measurements: Länge x Breite: 72 x 20 cm
• Material/Technique: Baumwolle

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Herstellung
• (who): Julius van der Zypen (1906/1907), Mäzen*atin
• (where): Peru ; Pachacámac
• (when): Inka 1450 - 1550
• Event: Sammeltätigkeit
• (who): Wilhelm Gretzer (1847 - 1926), Sammler*in

Further information

• Other object pages: Show object in "Collections from Colonial Contexts"
• Rights: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
• Last update: 06.08.2025, 12:23 AM CEST