Meaning & use
Quipo
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A device consisting of knotted cords, used by the Inca and other Andean peoples to record numerical and other information.
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Archaeologists studied the quipo for clues about Incan accounting methods.
Each knot on the quipo represented a different numerical value.
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An alternate spelling of 'quipu', from the Quechua word for 'knot.'
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