An Inca Fiber Khipu (Quipu), Inca Empire, ca. 1325 - 1550 CE Gemstones Quechua for “knot”)

Quechua for “knot”)

Cups of this style were made to commemorate the construction of a building

The backdrop depicts the canoe's wake

An Inca Fiber Khipu (Quipu), Inca Empire, ca. 1325 - 1550 CE Gemstones Quechua for “knot”)This khipu consists of seven groups of finely woven pendant cords suspended from a thicker primary cord, each tied with a series of carefully structured knots. The cords are executed in alternating shades of tan and brown, with variations in fiber twist, thickness, and knot placement that form the basis of the khipus encoded information. Khipus (also spelled Quipu; Quechua for knot), often referred to as talking knots, were sophisticated recording