quipu
/ˈkiːpuː/
noun
- An ancient Inca device made of colored knotted strings, used for recording information such as numbers and accounts.
- She learned to read a quipu during her research on ancient South American cultures.
- The museum displayed a quipu that was used by the Incas to keep track of crops.
- Historians study the quipu to understand how the Inca empire managed its resources.