Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0112 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Dance sling | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Puno, Carabaya Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Macusani | |
| Maker's Name | Jesus Qowa | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Handspun llama or alpaca yarn | |
| Description | Dance sling consisting of a braided rope in colors of black, white, gray, and light brown; Approx. half of the rope is woven with 8 strands in a continuous pattern of chevrons (white, black, and light brown), and is round in cross-section; At the end, the white strands are loosely knotted and the other ends are free; Other half of rope is woven with 28 strands with continuous pattern of concentric diamonds, with at least one change in color sequence, and this section is also round in cross-section; At end, all the strands in rope are partially concealed within a large tassel of white yarns which are doubled and and then redoubled and tied near their base white yarn; 4 smaller tassels (2 light brown, 21 gray, and 1 white), each made from several yarns that are doubled and passed through the braids, are spaced along the concentric diamond section of the rope. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.4, Length = ca. 177.0 | |