quipu (record-keeping system)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
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 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
quipu (record-keeping system)
|
| gptkbp:language |
non-verbal
|
| gptkbp:mainPeriod |
16th century
15th century |
| gptkbp:material |
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 |
5
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