Sling Item Number: 3263/60 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Unfinished sling. Cradle is white and has a short split in the centre. Handles are solid braids. Sections of the handles closest to the cradle are white and have a black diamond pattern. Diamonds alternate between solid and outlines. Rest of handles are plain black braids. Left handle ends with unbraided black strands. Right handle ends with unbraided white strands.
Cradle done in plain weave. White yarn inserted at the end of the right handle, presumably to make the thumb loop.
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.