Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
record-keeping device
|
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:khipu
|
| gptkbp:date |
pre-Columbian era
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| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
gptkb:Peru
|
| gptkbp:encodes |
knots
cord color cord placement |
| gptkbp:etymology |
Quechua word for 'knot'
|
| gptkbp:function |
record calendrical information
record census information record numerical data record tax obligations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Quipu
|
| gptkbp:language |
no known written language
|
| gptkbp:material |
cotton
camelid fiber |
| gptkbp:museum |
gptkb:Museo_Nacional_de_Arqueología,_Antropología_e_Historia_del_Perú
|
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Quipu_of_Caral
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Andes
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
quipucamayoc (quipu keeper)
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
c. 2600 BCE – 16th century CE
|
| gptkbp:status |
gptkb:artifacts
|
| gptkbp:structure |
main cord with pendant cords
|
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register_(some_quipus)
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Inca_civilization
gptkb:Andean_cultures |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Inca_people
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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