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Groups: irregular Colors: white, tans, blue Color combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, secondary Ply:all S Diameter: main 7mm, pendants 1,8-2,5mm Verso (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 1/2 endknots (a single knot securing the pendant tied with only part of the pendant as active ), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z)

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Loose Strings.

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Probably pendant with secondaries.

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Groups: A, B, B (A- 2 pendants, B - 3 pendants. Colors: tans Color combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply: all S Diameter: main 6mm, pendants 1,8 - 2,5 Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring) Both! Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 1/2 endknots (a single knot securing the pendant tied with only part of the pendant as active), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z) 5x 1,5 cm tassel at beginning of mainstring. Soumack embroidery on wrapping.

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The quipu is tied up in a small bundle.

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No of strings: 210 pendants (and 360 secondaries) Groups: 21 x 10 pendants - A,B,A,B,A,B (A=3 x 10 pendants) ( B= 4x 10 pendants, each with 2 secondaries) Colors: tans Color combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply: S Diameter: main 5mm, pendants 2-2,5mm Recto (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot) The quipu has no knots (apart from end knots). The last 3 pendants (of a B group) have no secondaries - maybe it is an unfinished quipu.

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No. of pendants:18 Groups: 2 x 9 pendants Colors: one group light tan, other group reddish. Color combinations: monochrome Strings: main, pendants, Ply: S Diameter: main 2,5mm, pendants 1,5- 1,8mm Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 1/2 endknots (a single knot securing the pendant tied with only part of the pendant as active), 8, long knots (Z)

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Two quipus tied together. a and b. a: Groups: one group of 4 pendants. Colors: tan Color combinations: monochrome Strings: main, 4 pendants, Ply: S Diameter: main 3mm, pendants 1,8-2mm Recto -(tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), one long knot (Z), single knots (Z) b: Groups: hard to tell Colors: tan Color combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, secondary Ply: Diameter: main, pendants Verso (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), long knots (S and Z) The first half of the quipu has Z long knots - second half has S long knots.

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No. of pendants: 17 Groups: 1 big, 1 small (only one pendant) Colors: tans, blue Color combinations: monochrome, speckled, spiral Strings: main, pendants, secundaries Ply:all S Diameter: main 5mm , pendants 1,4 - 2,3 Verso: all Knots:1/1 endknots, 8, long knots (S), single knots (S) The 1.pendant is tied directly in the main cord beginning loop.

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Groups: no repetitive Colors: browns, blue Color combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, penants, secondaries, tertiaries, topstrings(?) Ply: all S Diameter: main 6 mm, pendants 1,4 - 2 mm Recto (tying pendant to mainstring): (If the two first pendants are topstrings they are verso) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z)

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No. of pendants: 32 Groups: none Colors: brown, tan Color combinations: monochrome Strings: main, pendants, Ply: S Diameter: mainis double 2mm, pendants2-2,5mm Verso (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot)

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Maybe not a complete quipu, as the "mainstring" has knots. Could be a pendant with secondaries? Groups: none Colors: brown, tan Color combinations: monochrome Strings: main (with knots), pendants, Ply: all S Diameter: main, pendants Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring): Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (Z), single knots

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Groups: no repetitive Colors: browns, green Color combinations: monochrome, speckled, spiral Strings: main, pendants, Ply: all S Diameter: main 4 mm, pendants 1,5 - 2 mm Recto (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (S), single knots (S)

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No. of strings:3 Groups: two together, one Colors: tans Color combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, Ply:S Diameter: main 2mm, pendants 2mm Recto and verso (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), long knots (Z), single knots (Z)

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Mostly loose yarns. A small fragment (4 cm) of a mainstring broken at both ends w. pendants.

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Groups: non detectable Colors: browns (discolored) Color combinations: monochrome Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply:a ll S Diameter: main3,5 mm, pendants 2-3 mm Recto/verso (tying pendant to mainstring): fragmented main Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z)

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Groups: none Colors: 2 browns, blue Color combinations: monochrome, speckled. spiral Strings: main, pendants, secondary Ply: main: Z, pendants :S Diameter: main 4mm, pendants 1,8-3mm Recto (tying pendant to mainstring: fragmented main Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (S)

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V A 16138 consists of 3 Quipus tied together. Here a,b,c. a: No. of strings: 44 pendants Groups: yes, but irregular Colors: tans, blue Color combinations: monochrome, speckled, spliced (2), spiral (2-monocr. and speckled!) Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply:S Diameter: main 5mm, pendants 1,5-2,5 Recto (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z) Many 8 knots. One 8 over long. b:width 28, length 41 No. of strings:36 pendants Groups: 7, 6, 2, 7, 7, 7 Colors: tans Color combinations: monochrome Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply:S Diameter: main 3mm, pendants 2-3mm Recto (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z) 3 x long over 8. c: width 7, length 34 No. of strings: 22 pendants Groups: 5, 5, 6, 6 Colors: tans Color combinations: monochrome Strings: main , pendants, Ply:S Diameter: main 4mm, pendants 1,5-2,5mm Recto Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 8, long knots (Z), single knots (Z)

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Groups: 39 x A (A= 11 pendants (3 has 12, one 15)) Some groups has secondaries. Colors: browns, blue Colorcombinations: monocrome, speckled, spliced. Strings: main, pendants, secxondaries. Ply: all S Diameter: main 6mm, pendants and secondaries 2-2,5mm Verso Knots: end 1/1, 8, longknots (Z), single knots (Z).

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Groups: 9 x A . A= (a,b,a,a,c,a,c,b,b,c) a=monocr., b=spiral, c=speckled. Colors:white, tans, brown, red, blue. Color combinations: monocrome, Strings: pendants, secondaries. Ply: all S Diameter: main 4mm, pendants and secondaries 2-3mm Recto Knots: endknots1/1 and 1/2, 8, longknots (Z), single knots (Z) One 8 knot has an extra turn.

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Groups: 17 x A . A=(1 light tan, 1 middle brown). Colors: 3 browns. Color combinations: monocrome, spliced (3 stk.) Strings: main, pendants, secondaries, tertiaries Ply: all S Diameter: main 4mm, pendants and seconsaries 2-2,5mm Recto Knots: endknots 1/1 and 1/2, 8, long (Z), single

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V A 16141 consists of two quipus tied together and t extra twined or braided strings. Between the two quipus (a and b) is a twined string attached and at the end of this is a thin 4-braid (plant fiber) at the one end of which is a loop (red wool - like on slings) and at the other end is a 5 cm long square fistbraid (red and black wool). Quipu 1: Size: 42-60 cm long pendants, 32 width of pendants on main. Groups: uneven Colors: browns + one blue pendant Color combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, Ply: S Diameter: main 3,5, pendants 2,5 - 3mm Recto Knots: Endknots (like a single knot), 1/2 endknots (a single knot securing the pendant tied with only part of the pendant as active). The blue pendant has an 8 knot. The rest of the quipu has - (in the normal places where knots are (horizontal rows even)) instead of knots like very short (0,5 cm) secondaries each ending in an endknot. The "secondaries" are tied into the twinings (not around as normal) They are of different yarns: some monocrome, some speckled. Quipu b. Size: 25-50 cm long pendants, x 22 cm width of pendants on main. Groups: maybe... Colors: browns Color combinations: monochrome, speckled Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply: S Diameter: main 3mm, pendants 2,5-3mm Recto Knots:1/1 endknots (like a single knot), 1/2 endknots (a single knot securing the pendant tied with only part of the pendant as active), 8, long knots (S ), single knots (S )

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No. of pendants: 81 - except for the first group of 3 all have a secondary. Groups: A, B, B . A= 3 pendants, B = 4, 10, 10, 10, 5 pendants. Colors: tans, one blue( and speckled) in A. Color combinations: monochrome, one speckled (and blue) in A Strings: main, pendants, Ply: S Diameter: main 4,5mm, pendants 1,5-1,8mm Recto (tying pendant to mainstring) Knots: long knots (Z), single knots (Z) Most of the pendants are cut at the end to an even length.

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Groups: 1x10, 1x9, 2x (16 x 10) The quipu starts with two individual groups, and then in the same color repeats 16 grps. of 10 pendants - some of them with one or two secondaries. Colors: browns, bluees. Colorcombinations: monocrome, speckled. Strings: main, pendants, secondaries. Ply: all S Dm: main 4mm, pendants and secondaries 1,5-2mm Recto (way of tying the pendants to main) Knots: endknots 1/1, 8, longknots (Z), single knots (Z)

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Groups: 15 groups of 6 pendants (A) and 7 pendants (B): A,B,B,A,B,B,..etc Colors: white,tan,brown,blue. Colorcombinations: monocrome, speckled. Strings: main, pendants, secondaries Ply: all S Diameter: main 4mm, pendants and secondaries 1,5-2,3mm Recto Knots: endknots 1/1, long (Z), 8, single (Z)