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<\/p>\nI freelance for a software company that produces products for speech therapy and learning disabilities. I am currently making my way through a database of words to be included in some apps.<\/p>\n
I collect words and phrases to use in my work. I integrate them by using Morse and Tap Code. The code isn\u2019t straight forward I refer to the code by substituting color, a variety of knots or stitches, and metal or plant bits. <\/p>\n
When I ran across the word quipu I liked the visual structure of the word. According to Wikipedia, \u201cQuipus (or khipus), sometimes called talking knots, were recording devices historically used in the region of Andean South America.\u201d<\/p>\n
The image is from the wikipedia site. Can you see the code?<\/p>\n
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I find the piece visually beautiful. But it is so much more. I recently listened to a Richard Feynman recording in which he discussed the difference in the way people appreciate nature. When I view the example of Quipu I think that it is lovely as an artifact, then I wonder how does the fiber feel and smell, what kind of fiber was used, how were the knots made, how has the work survived\u2026 And after thinking about those qualities I think about the context. Then I view the piece differently, but I still find it quite beautiful.<\/p>\n
For more information-<\/p>\n
Wikpedia<\/a><\/p>\n Frank Salomon Pages<\/a>, Dept. of Anthropology University of Wisconsin<\/p>\n Gary Urton & Carrie Brezine, Khipu Database Project<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I freelance for a software company that produces products for speech therapy and learning disabilities. I am currently making my way through a database of words to be included in some apps. I collect words and phrases to use in my work. I integrate them by using Morse and Tap Code. The code isn\u2019t straight … Continue reading Quipu or Khipu\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rituals-and-traditions","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}