Sling (to adorn mummy bundle?)
Sling (to adorn mummy bundle?)

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Sling (to adorn mummy bundle?),

500–1000 CE

Nasca
Early Intermediate Period
1995-376

Information

Title
Sling (to adorn mummy bundle?)
Dates

500–1000 CE

Medium
Camelid Fiber
Dimensions
l. 236.2 cm., w. 7.6 cm. (93 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
1995-376
Place Made

South America, Peru, South coast

Culture
Nazca
Type
slings (projectile weapons), textiles, weaving
Techniques
weaving
Subject
geometric patterns

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