PC.WBC.2016.136
Wrapped-main-cord khipu with color seriation
Accession number | PC.WBC.2016.136 |
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Attribution and Date |
Wari,
600–1000 CE
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Technique and Material |
Cotton and camelid fiber |
Despite its small size, this khipu has several remarkable features, including the presence of wrapped cords down to fifth-level subsidiary cords. Its main cord is looped and begins with an intricate wrapping pattern with crosses somewhat reminiscent of an Inka kayte (beginning knot). Another unusual feature is the use of a mix of both color banding in its wrapped pendants and color seriation in its unwrapped pendants and most of its subsidiaries.
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Accession number | PC.WBC.2016.136 |
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Attribution and Date |
Wari,
600–1000 CE
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Technique and Material |
Cotton and camelid fiber |