Sling for carrying babies ("tsagombirontsi"); cotton, woven ( plain weave with extra warps in the stripes; white, 2 shades of brown; basically, doubled rectangular cloth sewn at one end; 52.5 cm length; 28 cm width)
Donor:
Allen W. Johnson, Orna R. Johnson, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Shimaa village, Rio Kompiroshiato, Montaña, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Machiguenga
Collector:
Allen W. Johnson and Orna R. Johnson
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Accession date:
1973
Context of use:
to hold babies; slung over woman's shoulder, baby placed inside and held