quipu (record-keeping system)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/quipu_(record-keeping_system)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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)