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Baby Sling

2009.05.0137

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Artifact Identification Baby Sling   (2009.05.0137)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Land Transportation T&E
    3. :
  3. Human-Powered Vehicles
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Contemporary, 1980
Culture Arawak, Carif

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 45 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 39 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 34.3 cm
Weight 127 g
Measuring Remarks First length is length of handles, second is length measured along side of sling, not straight from top opening to bottom. Width was measured along bottom of sling.
Materials Textile--Wool
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Weaving--Hand, Ropemaking
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography N/A

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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