An Inca Fiber Khipu (Quipu), Inca Empire, ca. 1325 - 1550 CE Vessels The Living Torah Museum: Parashah

The Living Torah Museum: Parashah Series

5 cm (10 1/2 inches)Provenance: Private NY collection

or medicinal liquids

These tiny gems were usually made in blue glass and unlike most glass of the period

mace-heads were found only in Xinjiang

An Inca Fiber Khipu (Quipu), Inca Empire, ca. 1325 - 1550 CE Vessels The Living Torah Museum: ParashahThis khipu consists of seven groups of finely woven pendant cords suspended from a thicker primary cord, each tied with a series of carefully structured knots. The cords are executed in alternating shades of tan and brown, with variations in fiber twist, thickness, and knot placement that form the basis of the khipus encoded information. Khipus (also spelled Quipu; Quechua for knot), often referred to as talking knots, were sophisticated recording