Quipu (/ ˈkiːpuː / KEE-poo), also spelled khipu (Ayacucho Quechua: kipu, [ˈkipu]; Cusco Quechua: khipu, [kʰipu]), are record-keeping devices fashioned from knotted cords. They were historically used by …

A quipu is an accounting apparatus used by Andean peoples from 2500 BCE, especially during the Inca empire of the 15th and 16th centuries. It consisted of a long textile cord (called a top, or primary, …

May 8, 2014 · A quipu (khipu) was a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information using string and knots. In the absence of an alphabetic …

Jun 10, 2025 · Quipu is the Spanish form of the Inca (Quechua language) word khipu (also spelled quipo), a unique form of ancient communication and information storage used by the Inca Empire, …

Nov 8, 2011 · Quipus (kee-poo), sometimes called talking knots, were recording devices used by the Inka Empire, the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The word quipu comes from the Quechua …

Quipu, which was the Quechua word for "knot", consisted of a primary horizontal cord from which multiple pendant cords hung, each tied with knots placed carefully.

Feb 21, 2023 · The quipu (also khipu or kipu) is a device of knotted and colored strings of vegetal or animal fiber used by the Incas and other Andean cultures to record information.

Quipus tell a story that is no less important: They were critical instruments of factotums and bureaucrats, an imperial language of record-keeping that helped tally censuses and tribute payments from far …

Quipu is an ancient Incan tool made of colored strings and knots used for record-keeping and communication. This sophisticated system was crucial for the administration of the Inca Empire, …

A mnemonic system of cords of cotton or camelid fiber, a quipu consisted of a central or main cord positioned horizontally, from which hung other, secondary cords with knots tied in them to symbolize …