nepohualtziztin

[Galen Brokaw]

Hey Mark,
Yeah, well I also have this theory about quipu forgeries, but Boturini
is a little early for this. The first quipu forgery that shows up is in
the 1820s in England. Interestingly, the first image of this forged
quipu appears in 1830 in Kingsborough's ANTIQUITIES OF MEXICO.
But I wonder if Boturini's reference to nepohualtzitzin as basically a
kind of quipu is what prompted the inclusion of a quipu--which of course
at the time they did not know was a fake--in what is otherwise a
reproduction of Mexican manuscripts.
Galen




Mark David Morris wrote:
> Galen,
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> I think someone was pulling his leg.  Although possible, if there is
> no other reference to that instrument in Mesoamerica it wouldn't be safe
> to give Boturini's claim credence.  Although he says Nahuas, you might do
> best by checking on the Otomi who were an older culture and more renowned
> for their textiles and which were also often historical texts.
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> best,
> Mark Morris
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