woven wool sling; tan, brown and red llama or alpaca wool. cords tan and brown woven on a diamond pattern; sling cup brown and tan woven in triangular points with slit at center. red and cream warp threads from cup woven directly into cords. one end of cord unfinished; the other woven with a loop 11cm from the end then finished with a tassel.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Peru
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Materials:
Alpaca (wool), Wool (textile), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Context of use:
hunting
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 5 centimeters, diameter 0.8 centimeters, and length 197.5 centimeters