Materials & Techniques

Cochineal

In Focus

An Inca (Inka) Tunic

object

Quipu (khipu) fragment with top cords

Cultures & Traditions

Mixtec

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Black-and-white checkerboard tunic

DMA Insight

Inca (Inka) Quipu (Khipu) at the Dallas Museum of Art: The Nora and John Wise Collection

object

Quipu (khipu): fragment with main, top, subsidiary, and tertiary cords