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Specimen No. 301102. — Part of a sling of the ribbed type. Local- 

 ity: Lomas. 



Colors. — Black, white and brown. 

 Ma terial. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Cradle has four ribs, bound in pairs, one pair being broken. Con- 

 dition, bad. 



Specimen No. 301103. — Sling of the ribbed type. Locality : Lomaa. 



Colors. — Brown, white and black. 



Design. — Stripes. (See pi. 25, fig, 4.) 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — There are two cradles, each with four ribs, bound in pairs. The 

 two cradles lie over and parallel with one another. Probably the missile went 

 between them, like a nut in a nut-cracker. The two cradles are held together by 

 two strands at one end and by three at the other, the strands being carried across 

 the ends of both cradles. Condition, fragmentary but fairly good. 



Specimen No. 30110!^. — Part of a sling of the ribbed type. Local- 

 ity: Lomas. 



Colors. — Brown, black, and white. 



Design. — Cradle, white with black border, like No. 301092. Tassel, white. 



Ma terial. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Cradle has four ribs, bound in pairs. Condition, fair. 



Specimen No. 301105. — Cradle of a sling of the ribbed type. Local- 

 ity : Lomas. 



Colors. — Black, white, and red. 

 Remarks.— M\\(± like No. 301104. 



Specimen No. 301106. — Cradle of a sling of the ribbed type. Local- 

 ity: Lomas. 



Colors. — Red, white, and black. 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Cradle has four ribs, bound in pairs. Condition, poor. 



Specimen No. 301107. — Sling of the ribbed type. Locality : Lomas. 



Colors. — Brown, blaclc, and white. 

 Materia I. — W ool . 



Remarks. — Cord at one end of sling is white ; at other end is a black loop tied 

 to the cradle. Cradle has four ribs, bound in pairs. 



Specimen No. 301108. — Sling of the ribbbed type. Locality. — 

 Lomas. 



Colors. — Black and white. 

 Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Cords are thicker than usual. Cradle has four ribs, bound in 

 pairs. 



Specimen No. 301109. — Sling of the ribbed type. Locality. — 

 Lomas. 



Colors. — Black and white. 

 Material. — Wool. 



