Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0118 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Dance and/or herding 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 | Ricardo Ccama | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1938 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Handspun llama or alpaca yarn | |
| Description | Dance sling consisting of a braided rope in colors of light and dark brown, white, gray, and gray-brown; Approx. half of the rope is woven with 8 strands in a continuous pattern of spiral zigzags with regular changes in color sequence and is round in cross-section; At the end, a bundle of additional strands form a tassel that conceals the braided strands within; Other half of rope begins with plain brown flat tapestry-weave section in center and then becomes a 7-strand flat braided rope with a continuous pattern of chevrons; At end, the rope gradually tapers and the remaining strands are tied off with one of the strands. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Thickness = 1.1, Length = ca. 180.0 | |