Sling

Museum number:
5-4854
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2103 and Acc.2114
Description:
boy's sling; probably palm fiber, twisted cordage with plaited cradle
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and South African Museum
Collection place:
Karonga district, Malawi
Culture or time period:
Ngonde
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
Summer 1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaited weaving
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
1965 and 1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sling, accession number 5-4854, described as boy's sling; probably palm fiber, twisted cordage with plaited cradle
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sling, accession number 5-4854, described as boy's sling; probably palm fiber, twisted cordage with plaited cradleDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sling, accession number 5-4854, described as boy's sling; probably palm fiber, twisted cordage with plaited cradle

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