New Discoveries about Khipus!
My recent fieldwork in the Andes has enabled me to understand the significance of the two most common colour patterns — colour banding and seriation — on khipus! Thanks to many people who helped me in the field, especially Mecias Pumajulka, the grandson of the last khipukamayoq in Anchucaya! Thanks also to National Geographic Society’s Global Exploration Fund for their support! The Journal of Material Culture has accepted my article, “How Khipus Indicated Labour Contributions in an Andean Village” for