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After studying public policy at Sciences Po in Paris and literature at the University of Melbourne, Charlotte Groult is now editor for the Maison des sciences de l'homme in Paris. She is dedicated in particular to the publication of books combining an... [ read more ]
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Investigation by Charlotte Groult
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Cecilia Vicuña, le mystère des quipus incas
Geopolitics
31 October 2019

Cecilia Vicuña, the mystery of the Inca quipus

Investigation by Charlotte Groult
Cecilia Vicuña, le mystère des quipus incas

A Chilean artist with a protean and committed oeuvre, Cecilia Vicuña has been working for nearly forty years on quipus, the mysterious knotted cords used by the Incas before they were destroyed. While we do not know exactly what these objects represent, we still know that they are midway between a language and a mode of calculation.

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