Talking Knots: The Inca “Khipu”
The name “khipu,” also known as “quipu,” comes from the Quechua word for “knot.” Khipus were tools from Inca times that were made out of cords of cotton or camelid fibers. The cords were arranged in such a way that there was one primary cord from which many pendant cords would hang. From the pendant […]