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/ˈki.pu/ · noun
A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords..
Among a cache of 21 quipus recovered from a house, probably that of the chief quipu keeper, seven are clearly related in a three-tier accounting hierarchy.
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Quipu means A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords..
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Among a cache of 21 quipus recovered from a house, probably that of the chief quipu keeper, seven are clearly related in a three-tier accounting hierarchy.
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