Richfield Reaper | 1918-12-07 | Page 10 | The Ancient Quipu

the ancient the reached its most elaborate form forin among the peruvians from whose the term terin meaning knot Is borrowed it consists of a cord to holcli are arc fastened at given distances thinner cords of different colors each cord being knotted in divers ways tor for special purposes tind each color having its own signell ance red straud stood for soldiers yellow ellow for gold white for silver green for cor corn an und so forth alle a single knot hnot meant ten two knots meant twenty double knots two hundred undred li such pimple devices served manifold purposes besides their convenience in reckoning they were used for keeping the ennals of tile empire of the incas for orders to outlying provinces for registering details of the ormy army