
Quipu are record-keeping devices fashioned by the Inca from knotted cords. This large quipu has 586 cords, organized into 8 sections of 10 sets, each with up to 13 sub-levels of information. Overall, it holds 15,024 items of data on production, though the specifics are not known [1220×1951]
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This quipu dates to 1470-1532 CE, and is now housed at the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino.
Basically excel but with knots
Wow that’s enormous
How is it held in place without damaging it?
Before reading I was thinking Hula skirt..