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Shows how know were used to record dates, numbers, and cultural traditions, to cure diseases, bewistch enemies, and control the forces of nature, to tie things
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Quipus and Witches' Knots
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This essay in cultural anthropology provides a comprehensive view of the way primitive people in all parts of the world once utilized knots; mnemonic knotsā€”to
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