A Peruvian quipu

  • Pamphlet
  • New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1927
By Locke, Leslie Leland
New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1927. Pamphlet. 11, [3] pages + 1 plate + 1 folded plate, illustrations, diagram, staplebound pamphlet. Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation, Volume 7 No. 5. Locke's 1912 article on quipu's argued that they were used as record-keeping devices that encoded numerical data. Locke was a mathematician, historian, and researcher of computing technology.

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Title

A Peruvian quipu

Author

Locke, Leslie Leland

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Pamphlet

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Publisher

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation: New York

Date

1927


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