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Dance Sling3486/41

A dance sling (wichi wichi) consisting of a main solid braid with a finger-woven cradle, hand loop, and six tassels. Sixteen strands in yellow, green, dark blue, and vibrant orange are combined in the main braid. The cradle, which is made of three strips wrapped in colour-blocked yarn in green, orange, and navy dark blue; dark blue, light green, and pink; and pink, yellow, and red. The strips that make up the cradle are loosely sewn together, was probably intended to hold a fruit or gourd during a dance. The red tassels are arranged evenly along the sling with two tassels attached to the end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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