Sling Item Number: 3263/62 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Naturally coloured complete sling. Cradle has a long split in the centre. Left and right tapering sections covered with brown thread. Middle of cradle also covered with brown thread, on either side of the split. Both handles are braided. Left handle's braid is thick near the cradle before narrowing. Handle ends with a tassel of loose fibres. Right handle has black thread braided close to the cradle, before returning to naturally coloured. Handle ends with a plied cord.
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.
Cradle done in plain weave.