Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0121 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Dance and/or herding sling | |
| Culture | Highland Aymara | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Puno, Puno Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Puno | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| 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 white and brown; Braiding begins at end with 4-strand section which is doubled to form finger hole, then the strands are joined and continue as 8-strand rope that is square in cross-section, with continuous pattern of chevrons; Near center additional strands are added to form 16-strand section with pattern of chevrons and concentric diamonds, before becoming a patterned flat tapestry-weave section; Structure and patterns are then repeated in reverse for other half of rope, except finger hole is not repeated at end; At end, one of the strands is wrapped around the others and then all are left loose as fringe. [Elayne Zorn note: Technique of starting braiding at end and adding strands is not characteristic of Macusani, but possibly more characteristic of the Aymara area around southern Lake Titicaca.] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.9, Thickness = 1.5, Length = ca. 202.0 | |