DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Honda

NameSling

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeHighlands, Bolivia, South America

MediumAlpaca

Dimensions51 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (130 × 4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.110

Object numberA.2010.26.110

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSling in diamond pattern of pink, purple, brown and white with tassels in the same colors plus green and orange. Main body of sling splits into three wrapped sections in the middle.

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