Quipu
Quipu are ancient Andean tools for recording information. They were most famously used by the Inca Empire.
| Quipu | |
|---|---|
| 200x400px Close up of a quipu cords and knots. | |
| Type | Undeciphered |
| Time period | c. 800 CE – c. 1900 CE |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | |
Quipu are made from colored strings which are knotted in different ways. The strings are usually made from cotton or camelid fiber. The knots tied on quipu strings are often used to encode numbers.
The word "quipu" comes from a Quechua word meaning 'knot' or 'to knot'.[1]
Quipu Media
- Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century - Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device) - 1940.469 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
Quipu in the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Nueva corónica y buen gobierno (1936 facsimile) p360.png
A quipucamayoc depicted in El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno. A yupana, an Inca calculating device, is also visible in the lower left.
- Quipu MKL Bd. 13 1890 (128905524).jpg
Representation of a quipu (1890)
References
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