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A Kipu (Quipu), Peruvian Coast, Late Horizon, 1470-1550 CE

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A Kipu (Quipu), Peruvian Coast, Late Horizon, 1470-1550 CE

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A Kipu (Quipu), Peruvian Coast, Late Horizon, 1470-1550 CE

Inca, Inca Imperial Period

Multicolored camelid fiber cords.

Kipu is a device for the registry of information in numerical form. It consists of primary horizontal cord to which a variable number of vertical cords are attached, and the numbers were introduced by knots. A single knot is up to nine loops to give the number nine. The absence of knots in the denoted position indicates zero. The units were at the father or lower end of the strong, higher multiples of tens, hundreds or thousands were place on the upper part.

73 x 210 cm

For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 282, p. 337 ( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/weaving_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)

Provenance: "Haifa Museum of Art" (according to the literature) Acquired by the Maiman Group following a 1988 exhibition and the closure of the ethnology department of the museum. Estate of Yossef Maiman.

Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Weaving for the Afterlife - Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 337

Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at info@hammersite.com

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A Kipu (Quipu), Peruvian Coast, Late Horizon, 1470-1550 CE

Name: A Kipu (Quipu), Peruvian Coast, Late Horizon, 1470-1550 CE
SKU: 165479506
Price: 4800 USD
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