A quipu is a knot recording system which rely on string knots to convey a message. The knots say something. Every knot on the string mean something and they are usually used to record things which are important for years to come. So for example they are used to collect information like: · Collecting data · Monitoring tax obligations · Calendar information · Census records · Military guns and gadgets and so on. You can consider quipu as the very earlier version of the spreadsheet to keep the important data for future use. How To Make Quipu Knots There are various tutorials online telling you how to make quipu knots as well as how to understand them. One of the earliest and good tutorial is this one: This is a full 6 part video series telling you the nitty-gritty and essentials of Inca knots so you can learn and apply and have fun with your friends and family. How Does The Quipu Work? Quipu is
Quipu is also known as talking knots which are essentially recording devices fashioned in the form of strings that have been historically used throughout different cultures in the region of Andean South America. This tool was pretty common among Incan people. The Inca Empire which is also known as the “Incan Empire”, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Their administrative and political structure is considered to have been the most developed at that time by most scholars and this was before the Columbus' arrival. Quipu was the ancient accounting tool that has been used by Incan people throughout centuries for book keeping purposes. The Inca people also used them for other purposes like keeping records, collecting data, monitoring tax obligations, calendrical information, properly collecting census records, and for military organization as well. This was the unique history of the old which scientist are still interested in to go deep down bec