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Quipu is a Quechua word meaning 'knot' or 'to knot'. [16] The terms quipu and khipu are simply spelling variations on the same word. Quipu is the traditional spelling based on the Spanish orthography, while khipu reflects the recent Quechuan and Aymaran spelling shift.
15 Μαρ 2017 · Today we describe, Chinese knots (the art of tying knots), which has its roots in antiquity. It is a decorative handicraft art that was first popularized in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) and continued to flourish and reached zenith of its popularity during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) of China.
Consisting of intricately knotted cords in an array of colors, lengths, and materials, quipu served as a versatile and sophisticated means of record keeping and information exchange. But how did this intricate system of knots develop? What secrets lie within its complex structure?
8 Μαΐ 2014 · A Quipu (khipu) was a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information using string and knots. In the absence of an alphabetic writing system, this simple and highly portable device achieved a surprising degree of precision and flexibility.
quipu, accounting apparatus used by Andean peoples from 2500 bce, especially from the period of the kingdom of Cuzco (established in the 12th century) to the fall of the Inca empire (1532), and consisting of a long textile cord (called a top, or primary, cord) with a varying number of pendant cords. The pendant cords may also have cords (known ...
Quipus (kee-poo), sometimes called talking knots, were recording devices used by the Inka Empire, the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The word quipu comes from the Quechua word for “knot.” A quipu usually consisted of colored, spun and plied thread or strings from llama hair.
A quipu is a portable device made of (cotton or camelid wool) string in a two-dimensional array.
