DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Corahua

NameSling

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date19th century

Place madeHighlands, Bolivia, South America

MediumAlpaca

Dimensions49 5/8 × 1 3/16 in. (126 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.108

Object numberA.2010.26.108

DescriptionBraided cord sling in natural dyes of green, natural and red with small designs in red and white with a loop at the upper end and a pompom at the lower end. Red threads added to create thicker braid with white and green design. These threads divide into four sections, each composed of three connected wrapped pieces.