NO. 227-,. I'SE OF SLINGS IN PRE-COLUMBIAN AMER.ICA— MEANS. 333 



SjJedmen No. 301034. — Cradle of a sling of the ribbed type. Local- 

 ity : Nasca region. 



Colors. — Red, yellow, aud dark brown. 



Design. — Simple and geometric. 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Six ribs, boiiml in two groups of three. Condition, ba<l. 



Specimen No. 301035. — Cradle of a sling of the ribbed type. Lo- 

 cality : Nasca region. 



Colors. — Red, white, and blaclv. 



Design. — Geometric. 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Six ribs, bound in two groups of three. Condition, bad. 



Specimen No. 301036. — A tassel from a sling. Locality: Nasca 

 region. 



Colors. — Red, green, and white. 



Design. — Conventional. 



Ma terial. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Part of another sling is tied to the tassel. Condition, fragmentary. 



Specimen No. 301037. — A tassel from a sling. Locality: Nasca 

 region. 



Colors. — Tassel, green. Cord, red with some purplish-brown threads. 



Material. — Wool. 



/2e)/(«r/vS.— Condition, fragmentary. 



Specimen No. 301038. — A tassel. Locality : Nasca region. 



Colors. — Cord, white. Tassel, red, dark brown, pink, light brown, and green. 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — The red threads which form the tassel are gathered into ten 

 strands, which are tightly bound for nine inches of their length with fine 

 threads, which form narrow rings of the other colors. From the point where 

 the binding stops the threads of the tassel fall loosely. ( See pi. 22, fig. 1. ) 



Speciinen No. 301039. — A tassel. Locality : Nasca region. 



Colors. — Tassel, red ; cord, red, yellow, and green. 



Design. — Simple and geometric design on the top part of the tassel. 



Ma teria I. — Wool . 



Specimen No. 301040. — A tassel. Locality : Nasca region. 



Color. — Black. 

 Material. — Wool. 

 Remarks. — Condition, poor. 



Sjyerimen No. 301041- — A tassel. Locality : Nasca region. 



Colors. — Tassel, green ; cord, green, with buff rings at intervals. 



Material. — Wool. 



/Ce??;ar7i;s.— Condition, fragmentary. 



Specimen No. 301042. — Part of a sling of the ribbed type. Local- 

 ity : Nasca region. 



Colors. — Black, white, and brown. 

 Material. — Wool. 



