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Show The Ancient Qulpu. The qulpu renchc"d Its most elaborate form among tlio I'cruvlnns, from whoso language the term "qulpu," meaning "knot," Is borrowod.- It consists of a inulti cord, to which nro fastened at given, distances thinner cords of different dif-ferent colors, each, cord being knotted In divers ways for ipcc!nl purposes, und each color huvlng Its own slgnlfl-rsiico. slgnlfl-rsiico. lied strands stood for soldiers, yellow for gold, while for sliver, green for coin, und so forth, while n single knot mount ten, two knots meant twenty, twen-ty, double knots two hundred. Such simple devices served manifold purposes. pur-poses. Uesldes their convenience In reckoning, they wero used for keeping the mumls of the empire of the Incus; for transmitting orders to outlying provinces ; 'for registering details of the nrmy. |