Quipu

Astronomers named it Quipu*.  It is the largest known cosmic structure in the universe, in which massive galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters spanning fantastical dimensions.  Today I created this artist's illustration of Quipu.

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*  Originally colored threads knotted in different ways to form an ancient accounting apparatus used by Andean peoples, developed circa 2500 BCE.

Quipu

animation and image by Annmarie Throckmorton, copyright 2026