Reading Inca knotted cords
2 September 2020, 18:00 - 19:30 PM
Up to this day, the knotted cords of the Inca, so-called khipu, hold many secrets. During the period of the Inca Empire in what is today Peru, they were used for recording and communicating data, news, and narratives. But, over time, the people forgot how to read the khipu. We introduce you to the significance of khipu (in English) and try to decipher the code of the five-metre-long cord held in our Museum.
> With Manuel Medrano, University of St. Andrews, und exhibition curator Alexander Brust
> In English
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