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QUIPU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
- Ropemaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quipu
1, record 1, English, quipu
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Incas had a system of accounting that relied on the quipu. Cords of various colours were attached to a main cord with knots. The number and position of knots as well as the colour of each cord represented information about commercial goods and resources. Quipu means knot in Quechua, the native language of the Andes. The quipu was also useful for census-taking and provided a mass of statistical information for the government. 2, record 1, English, - quipu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A quipu is an assemblage of colored knotted cotton cords ... The colors of the cords, the way the cords are connected together, the relative placement of the cords, the spaces between the cords, the types of knots on the individual cords, and the relative placement of the knots are all part of the logical-numerical recording. 3, record 1, English, - quipu
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Corderie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quipu
1, record 1, French, quipu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quipou 1, record 1, French, quipou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chez les Incas (qui ignoraient l'écriture), faisceau de cordelettes dont les couleurs, les combinaisons et les nœuds étaient dotés de significations conventionnelles précises. 1, record 1, French, - quipu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quipou : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - quipu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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