quipu (knotted strings)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf record-keeping device
gptkbp:function record census information
record numerical data
record calendar information
record tribute
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label quipu (knotted strings)
gptkbp:language no known written language
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:material cotton
camelid fiber
gptkbp:method knots represent numbers
gptkbp:period 16th century
15th century
pre-Columbian era
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Inca_Empire
Andean history
gptkbp:structure main cord with pendant cords
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Inca_civilization
gptkb:Andean_cultures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Incas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7