quipu (record-keeping system)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:record-keeping_system
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:khipu
gptkbp:currentLocation	gptkb:Museo_Nacional_de_Arqueología,_Antropología_e_Historia_del_Perú gptkb:Museo_Inka,_Cusco
gptkbp:etymology	Quechua word for 'knot'
gptkbp:function	record calendrical information record census information record numerical data record tax obligations
gptkbp:language	non-verbal
gptkbp:mainPeriod	16th century 15th century
gptkbp:material	gptkb:cotton camelid fiber
gptkbp:method	knots and string color encode information
gptkbp:notableContributor	gptkb:Gary_Urton gptkb:Frank_Salomon
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Andes
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Inca_Empire gptkb:Andean_civilization
gptkbp:status	undeciphered in full
gptkbp:structure	knotted strings
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register_(Peru)
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Inca_civilization gptkb:Andean_cultures
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Inca_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	quipu (record-keeping system)