Baby Sling, Baby Carrier
2012.08.0060
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Baby Sling, Baby Carrier (2012.08.0060) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Contemporary, 1979 |
| Culture | Wai Wai |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 63 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 12 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | .3 cm |
| Weight | 274 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Textile--Bark |
| Manufacturing Processes | N/A |
| Munsell Color Information | N/A |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | The American Museum of Natural History and the Burke Museum have examples of baby slings of plant fiber from South America. |
| Bibliography | Yde, Jens. Material Culture of the Waiwai. Nationalmuseets Skrifter Etnografisk Rakke, X. Copenhagen: National Museum of Copenhagen, 1965. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Kieffer-Lopez Collection |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |