DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Honda
NameSling
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateMid-20th century
Place madeHighlands, Bolivia, South America
MediumSheep's wool
Dimensions66 1/8 × 2 3/4 in. (168 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.114
Object numberA.2010.26.114
DescriptionSling in green and white braid looped at one end, tassel at the other. Where sling widens, the green and white form a border. A second braided area in red and white repeats a rhomboid pattern that splits into two sections of six wrapped cords in lavender, green, red, and black forming a pattern of elongated triangles.
Artist Not Recorded
1450 - 1550
