Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 24
Fig. EAELY EECOEDS. 11 meant that if she didnt sweep up the Nvigwam before hisarrival she would experience the efiect of one or other ofthe clubs. The Incas of Peru had a regular system of keepingrecords by means of coloured pieces of string knotted in apeculiar way. These knotted records, or… … -Peruvian Quipu. who held office in the provinces, and the results of theirenergy were forwarded annually to the capital city forexamination and preservation. The provincial keei^erswere called Quipu Camayas, and the records theykept were mainly statistics concerning the people of theirdistricts.…
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