Sling Item Number: 3263/59 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Complete sling. Cradle has a long split in the centre. Top half of the cradle, divided by the split, is white and the bottom half is dark brown. Tapering ends of the cradle have checkerboard patterns of white and dark brown. Handles are white and braided. First sections of the braids, closest to the cradle, have dark brown diamond designs on them. Rest of braids are plain white. Right handle ends with a brown 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.