Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0124 | |
| 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 white, and light and dark brown; Approx. half of the rope is woven with 8 strands in a continuous pattern of spiral zigzags with numerous changes in the direction in which the strands cross; This section of rope is very thick and is round in cross-section; At the end, additional dark brown strands are threaded through the braid and sewn down to form a tassel, with the ends of the braid strands concealed within; Other half of rope begins with a patterned flat tapestry-weave section in center and then becomes a 5-strand flat braided rope with a continuous pattern of chevrons; At end, one of the strands is wrapped around the others and tied off, before the remaining strands are cut off. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.3, Thickness = 1.2, Length = ca. 173.0 | |