Fragment: Sling Item Number: 3263/57 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Fragment of a sling. Cradle is brown and has a central split with a diamond pattern on either side. Diamonds alternate between plain and concentric. All are outlined in black. Tapering sides have vertical stripes, done in black and dark brown. Right handle has alternating pattern of light brown and black diamonds across entire surface. Left handle is missing.
Cradle done in tapestry weave. Handles made in wrapping over a spiralling element.
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.