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• QUIPUS (Khipus, Qippos); the ancient Peruvian name for a method of recording which was in use at the time of the arrival of the Spaniards. It consisted of a cord two feet in length to which were attached a series of knotted-strings (Peruv. quipu, a knot)

QUIPUS (Khipus, Qippos); the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Peruvian name for a method of recording which was in use at the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of the arrival of the Spaniards. It consisted of a See also:

• CORD (derived through the Fr. corde, from the Lat. chorda, Gr. xop(5rt, the string of a musical instrument)

cord two feet in length to which were attached a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of knotted-strings (Peruv. quipu, a See also:

• KNOT
• KNOT (O.E. cnotta, from a Teutonic stem knutt; cf. " knit," and Ger. knoten)

knot)  See also:

• HANGING

hanging like a fringe . These strings were coloured, and the knots, their number and See also:

• SIZE

size, their distance apart, the See also:

• COLOURS, MILITARY

colours, the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order in which the coloured threads hung, all had a signification, e.g. See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white was See also:

• SILVER

silver, yellow See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold; white meant See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace, red See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war, &c . In this manner a rough See also:

• REGISTER

register of important events, of births, deaths and marriages, and other See also:

• STATISTICS

statistics was kept, the See also:

• QUIPUS (Khipus, Qippos); the ancient Peruvian name for a method of recording which was in use at the time of the arrival of the Spaniards. It consisted of a cord two feet in length to which were attached a series of knotted-strings (Peruv. quipu, a knot)

quipus even constituting a See also:

• RUDE, FRANCOIS (1784–1855)

rude See also:

• HISTORY

history of the' See also:

• PEOPLE

people . They were also much used for conveying orders to military chiefs in the provinces . The See also:

• IDEA (Gr. Ibia, connected with i&eiv, to see; cf. Lat. species from specere, to look at)

idea of knotted strings to aid memory is so See also:

• SIMPLE

simple that it is See also:

• COMMON

common to many peoples . A Pelew islander, visiting See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, knotted strings as a See also:

• DIARY

diary of all that struck him during his travels . In the Hawaiian Islands native See also:

• CARRIERS

carriers have knotted-See also:

• STRING

string records of their rounds . The Peruvian quipus is simply the perfecting of a See also:

• SYSTEM

system of See also:

• MNEMONICS (from Gr. /IvaoBat, remember; whence ,uvijswv, mindful; Td jsvnsovuKdv, Sc. r xvrlsa, that which mechanically aids the memory)

mnemonics common to the Red See also:

• INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians . See also See also:

• WAMPUM

WAMPUM .