The quipu system operated as both a method of calculation and social organization, regulating regional governance and 'land use.'
While evidence for the latter is still under the critical eye of scholars around the world, the very fact that they are kept to this day without any confirmed level of fluent literacy in the system is testament to its historical 'moral authority.'
Today, "khipu" is regarded as a powerful symbol of heritage, only 'unfurled' and handled by 'pairs of [contemporary] dignitaries,' as the system and its 'construction embed' modern 'cultural knowledge.'
Ceremonies in which they are 'curated, even though they can no longer be read,' is even further support for the case of societal honor and significance associated with the quipu.
Even today, 'the knotted cords must be present and displayed when village officers leave or begin
embroidery digitizing service, and draping the cords over the incoming office holders instantiates the moral and political authority of the past.'
These examples are indicative of how the quipu system is not only fundamental mathematically or linguistically for the original Inca, but also for the cultural preservation of the original empire's descendants.
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