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gptkbp:instanceOf
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record-keeping device
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:khipu
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gptkbp:date
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pre-Columbian era
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gptkbp:etymology
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Quechua word for 'knot'
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Peru
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gptkbp:function
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record census information
record numerical data
record calendar information
record tribute
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Quipu (knotted cords)
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Quechua
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gptkbp:material
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cotton
camelid fiber
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gptkbp:method
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knots and cord colors encode information
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gptkbp:museum
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gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Museo_Chileno_de_Arte_Precolombino
gptkb:Museo_Nacional_de_Arqueología,_Antropología_e_Historia_del_Perú
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gptkbp:notableExample
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Caral quipu
Chachapoyas quipu
Puruchuco quipu
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:Andes
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Inca_Empire
gptkb:Andean_civilization
binary encoding
quipucamayoc (quipu keeper)
pre-Columbian South America
numerical system
quipu board
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gptkbp:status
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gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:cultural_heritage
many undeciphered
subject of ongoing research
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gptkbp:structure
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main cord with pendant cords
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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Memory of the World Register (Peru, 2015)
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Inca_civilization
gptkb:Andean_cultures
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Inca_people
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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