Quipu

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Illustration

by Claus Ableiter
published on 18 May 2016

Quipu — An Inca quipu (khipu) used for storing data with a system of knots. 15th century CE. (Larco Museum, Lima)

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Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. Original image by Claus Ableiter. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 18 May 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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APA Style

Ableiter, C. (2016, May 18). Quipu. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5130/quipu/

Chicago Style

Ableiter, Claus. "Quipu." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 18, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5130/quipu/.

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Ableiter, Claus. "Quipu." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 May 2016. Web. 20 Dec 2024.