| Autor: |
Palumbo, Scott, Rodriguez Sánchez, Keilyn, Morales Caspedes, Frank, Marinescu, Julia, Rivera, Rebecca |
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Textile Museum Journal; 2022, Vol. 49, p116-133, 18p |
| Abstrakt: |
This article presents evidence for the use of knotted-cord records in southern Costa Rica. It reviews ethnohistorical references and presents information from interviews conducted with elder members of the Boruca Indigenous community of southern Costa Rica, a part of the Isthmo-Colombian area. Here, some elders can describe the structure and mathematical functions of knotted-cord records that were used decades earlier. This information is compared to Andean khipus (knotted-cord devices used for record keeping). While khipus were generally related to state administrative functions in the Andes, the authors highlight how less hierarchical societies employed similar technology. Southern Central America represents a previously unknown area associated with the use of knotted-cord record keeping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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