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Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device)

c. 1400–1532

Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century

Medium
cords, knotted and twisted; cotton and wool
Measurements
Overall: 113 x 137.2 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.); Mounted: 119.4 x 143.5 cm (47 x 56 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Wise 1940.469
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Not on view
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A horizontally long cotton and wool textile consists of knotted and twisted cords. A thick primary cord arcs across the center. Numerous secondary cords in muted shades of brown, tan, and cream hang downward, radiating toward our left and right in a wide fan. Small knots appear at varied intervals along these cords. Above the central arc, several thinner cords extend upward, two ending in coiled loops.

Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device)

c. 1400–1532

Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century

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