Counting the Khipus: How Many Are There to Study?

You may have noticed in Ashok&#x2019;s post &#x2013; Can We Use AI for Khipu Decipherment? &#x2013; that &#x201C;recent surveys put the total number of surviving khipus today at around 1,300 to 1,600&#x201D; and wondered how that count came about? The short answer: with a