Narrative Threads: Accounting and Recounting in Andean Khipu

by Jeffrey Quilter

Book Overview

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"