DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Honda

NameSling

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateEarly to 3rd quarter 20th century

Place madeHighlands, Bolivia, South America

MediumLlama fiber

Dimensions56 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (143 × 11 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.144

Object numberA.2010.26.144

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSling with widest part in black, natural, three shades of brown folded and sewn, forming a tight area. Braids are in dark brown and natural and form a rhomboid pattern, then dark brown with natural pattern at increasing intervals. One end has a loop, the other divides into three smaller braids, two brown and white, one brown.