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- Secondary term
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quipu
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/14997 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A device made of knotted strings, in cotton or wool, of different colors and hanging from a main cord. Used to record numeric or socio-cultural data and to transmit messages using mnemonic devices.
- Definition source(s)
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- American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.
- English
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- Term (International)
- quipu
- Alternative term(s)
- khipu; kipu; quippo
- French
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- Term (International)
- quipu
- Term gender (International)
- masculine
- Alternative term(s)
- quipou
- Date created
- 2020-12-04
- Date updated
- 2020-12-04
- Bibliographic citation(s)
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- Jacobsen, Lyle E. n.d. “Use of Knotted String Accounting Records in Old Hawaii and Ancient China.” Accounting Information. Accessed December 4, 2020. http://www.accountingin.com/accounting-historians-journal/volume-10-number-2/use-of-knotted-string-accounting-records-in-old-hawaii-and-ancient-china/.
- Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino. n.d. “Quipu: Counting with Knots in the Inka Empire - 2003.” Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino. Accessed December 4, 2020. http://www.precolombino.cl/en/exposiciones/exposiciones-temporales/exposicion-quipu-contar-anudando-en-el-imperio-inka-2003/.
- The J. Paul Getty Trust. n.d. “Khipus.” Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online. Accessed January 9, 2020. http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300264828.
- Université Laval. n.d. “Quipu.” In Répertoire de vedettes-matière. Université Laval. Accessed January 8, 2020.
- Urton, Gary. n.d. “What Is a Khipu.” Khipu Database Project. Accessed January 9, 2020. https://khipukamayuq.fas.harvard.edu/WhatIsAKhipu.html.
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