NO, 2275. UiSE OF SLINGS IN PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA— MEANS. 337 



Specimen No. 301066.— Part of a sling of the solid-cradled type. 

 Locality: Lomas. 



Colors. — Red. yellow, and green. 



Design. — Elaborate and geometric. 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — The fabric is built up by crosswise weaving on a series of warps. 

 It is true weaving, differing from most of the specimens in this respect. Con- 

 dition, fragmentary. 



Specimen No. 301067. — Part of a sling of the solid-cradled type. 

 Locality: Lomas. 



Remarks.— ViM-{ of the same sling as No. 301066. (See pi. 22, fig. 5.) 



Specimen No. 301068. — Part of a sling of the solid-cradled type. 

 Locality: Lomas. 



Remarks.— P'Avt of the same sling as Nos. 301066 and 301067. 



Specimen No. 301069. — Part of a sling of the solid-cradled type 

 Locality : Lomas. 



Colors. — Red and yellow. 

 Design. — Simple and geometric. 

 Material. — Wool. 



Specimen No. 301070.— Cradle of a sling of the ribbed type. Lo- 

 cality : Lomas. 



Colors. — Red and yellow. 



Design. — Eight rows of step-sided diamonds in yellow on a red ground. 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Cradle has 15 ribs, bound firmly together. Foundation of the 

 ribs is white wool cord. Probably this cradle belonged to a sling of the same 

 sort as No. 301014. Condition, fragmentary. 



Specimen No. 301071.— Sling of the ribbed type. Locality : Lomas. 



Colors. — Red, blue, green, and buff. 



Design. — On cradle, symmetrical arrangement of patches of all the colors ; 

 on flat part of cord, a symmetrical mixture of red and buff. (See pi. 25, fig. 2.) 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Cradle has four ribs, bound In pairs. Wherever two patches of 

 the same color come opposite one another on both pairs of ribs, the two pairs 

 are bound together. As a result of the symmetrical arrangement of the patches 

 of color, the gaps between the two pairs of ribs are also symmetrical. For a 

 short space at both ends of the cradle there are three ribs, not four, and they 

 are all bound together. A large part of each cord is flat in cross-section, the 

 rest being round. There Is one fine tassel left. Condition, fair. 



Specimen No. 301072. — Sling of the ribbed type. Locality : Lomas. 



Colors. — Black and white. 

 Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — One of the two tassels is black, the other Is white. Cradle has 

 four ribs, bound In pairs. The ribs are unusually thick. 

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