Narrative Threads: Accounting and Recounting in Andean Khipu
(Part of the Latin American and Latino Art and Culture Series)
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The Inka Empire stretched over much of the length and breadth of the South American Andes, encompassed elaborately planned cities linked by a complex network of roads and messengers, and created astonishing works of architecture and artistry and a compelling mythology-all without the aid of a graphic writing system. Instead, the Inkas' records consisted of devices made of knotted and dyed strings-called khipu-on which they recorded information...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0292723679
ISBN13:9780292723672
Release Date:August 2002
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:391 Pages
Weight:1.13 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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