Sling Item Number: 3263/58 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Complete sling. Cradle is white and has a short split in the centre. Handles are solid brown braids. Sections on both braids, closest to the cradle, have red-purple diamond designs outlined in white. White yarn worked into ends of both handles. Right braid handle ends with two white strands extending out. The left handle has two white strands tied together at the end, making a thumb loop.
Cradle done in plain weave.
Collected in Peru before the 1970s by Ina VanStan, a Professor of Textiles and Clothing at the Florida State College for Women (Florida State University) from the 1940s to c. 1966. VanStan later gifted her collection to the donor. A large amount of the donation was used for teaching at the University of Alberta while others were mainly small study fragments.