quipu
communication media historically used in the region of Andean South America
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quipu
Summary
quipu is an undeciphered writing system[1]. quipu draws 5,106 Wikipedia views per month (undeciphered_writing_system category, ranking #2 of 13).[2]
Key Facts
- quipu is in the country of Inca Empire[3].
- quipu's instance of is recorded as undeciphered writing system[4].
- quipu's instance of is recorded as knotted record[5].
- quipu is made of string[6].
- quipu is used for census[7].
- quipu's Commons category is recorded as Quipu[8].
- quipu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quipu[9].
- quipu's described at URL is recorded as https://www.openculture.com/2018/11/inca-used-intricately-knotted-cords-called-khipu-write-histories-keep-records.html[10].
- quipu's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
- quipu's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
- quipu's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
- quipu's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[14].
- quipu's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- quipu's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- quipu's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
- quipu's used by is recorded as Andean civilizations[18].
- quipu's different from is recorded as Queipo[19].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include undeciphered writing system[4] and knotted record[5].
Use and Application
quipu is used for census[7]. quipu's used by is recorded as Andean civilizations[18].
Influence
Things named for quipu include Quipu[20], an astronomical object[21].
Why It Matters
quipu draws 5,106 Wikipedia views per month (undeciphered_writing_system category, ranking #2 of 13).[2] quipu has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] quipu is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for quipu include Quipu[20], an astronomical object[21].