The Cord Keepers Books - Frank Salomon

The Cord Keepers

    The Cord Keepers Frank Salomon

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    Number of Pages:
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    ISBN:
    • 9780822333906
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    • The Inkan empire did not have writing as it is usually understood. The Inkas kept track of information - including their social and political organization - on khipus, knotted cords of cotton or wool. This book offers a reading of the khipus of one Andean village, where villagers have conserved a set of these enigmatic cords to the present day.
    Publisher:
    • Duke University Press
    Genre:
    • Cultural Studies
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    • Paperback
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    Release Date: 10 December 2004

    The Inkan empire did not have writing as it is usually understood. The Inkas kept track of information - including their social and political organization - on khipus, knotted cords of cotton or wool. This book offers a reading of the khipus of one Andean village, where villagers have conserved a set of these enigmatic cords to the present day.

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