Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records - Gary Urton "Faux Turquoise" Earrings hang at about 5

Earrings hang at about 5 inches long

heightening the inherent power of the sacred chants she sensually intones

reproductive tonic (for men and women)

the use of ragas (Indian scales) adds a beautiful and exotic Eastern flavor to the music

ritual ceremonies and as an elegant and powerful decorative element

Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records - Gary Urton "Faux Turquoise" Earrings hang at about 5"Urton's work is scholarly and painstakingly thorough and is a valuable contribution to our understanding of Inca inscription that makes good use of ethnographic and ethnohistorical work on the Andean region." The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute "This is by far the most important monograph on Andean systems of information registry since the Ashers' volumes in the late 1970s. Urton provides a platform for a whole new generation of