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1964.2.57

Baby carrying sling. Made of cotton in the style of a small hammock, but circular instead of one strip. Finger woven on a frame. [ASh [OPS move] 15/2/2017]

1964.2.57

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Collection type
Object
Description
Baby carrying sling. Made of cotton in the style of a small hammock, but circular instead of one strip. Finger woven on a frame. [ASh [OPS move] 15/2/2017]
Cultural groups
Wayana
Person
Maker Kumakow
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1963
Date collected
April - October 1963
Acquisition information
Donated: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Finger Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 318 mm laid flat, Width: max 178 mm laid flat, Depth: max 35 mm laid flat
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.2.57

Search terms: Transport and Travel, Children and Childcare, Carrying Device, Baby-carrier