Illustration
Khipu (quipu) or record-knots were used by ancient Andean cultures such as the Inca in order to record and transfer information and records. (Museum of Colchagua, Santa Cruz, Chile)
License
This image was first published on Flickr.
Original image by Jack Zalium. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 07 May 2014 under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Related Images
Quipu
Viracocha
Machu Picchu Aerial View
Kallanka, Machu Picchu
Inca Gold Sun Mask
Coricancha, Cuzco
Cite This Work
APA Style
Zalium, J. (2014, May 07). Khipu. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2619/
Chicago Style
Zalium, Jack. "Khipu." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 07, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2619/.
MLA Style
Zalium, Jack. "Khipu." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 07 May 2014. Web. 25 Jan 2020.
Support Us
We are a non-profit organization.
Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Please support Ancient History Encyclopedia Foundation. Thank you!
Donate