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Remarlcs. — One of the cords has a loop at the end 2 inches long. Cradle has 

 four ribs, bound in pairs. The small size of the sling suggests that it was for 

 use by a boy. Condition, fair. 



Specimen No. 301117, — Sling of the ribbed type. Locality.— 

 Lonias. 



Colors. — Brown, red, and white. 



Material. — Wool, 



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



Specimen No. 301118. — Cradle of a sling of the ribbed type. Lo- 

 cality. — Lomas. 



Colors. — Brown. 



Material. — Wool, 



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



Specimen No. 301119. — Two ropes with tassels. Locality. — Lomas, 



Colors. — Hopes and tassels brown; small cord joining them white. 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Possibly part of a sling. Condition, fragmentary. 



Specimen No. 301120. — Rope and tassel. Locality : Lomas. 



Colors. — Dark brown, red and yellow. 

 Material. — Wool . 



Remarks. — The brown rope has, near the tassel, a woven cover of red and 

 yellow. Condition, fragmentary. 



Specimen No. 301121. — Tassel. Locality : Lomas. 



Remarks. — Tassel white, otherwise like No. 301120. 



Specimen No. 301122. — Tassel. Locality: Lomas. 



Remarks. — Dark brown tassel hanging from white cord. 



Specimen No. 301123. — Tassel. Locality: Lomas. 



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

 Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — Cords in the tassel have been knotted near the bottom to prevent 

 their unraveling. 



Specimen No. 301124.— Sling of ribbed type. Locality : Coyungo. 



Colors. — Dark brown, light brown, and white. 



Design. — Geometric. (See pi. 26, fig. 2.) 



Material. — Wool. 



Remarks. — The portion of the cords which is nearest the cradle is braided in 

 such a way as to have a Hat cross-section. This part is brown and white. 

 Round part of cords is white. Cradle has three divisions in point of design. 

 In the first and third division there are five ribs, bound together, and decorated 

 with five step-sided diamonds, dark brown, bordered with white, on a black 

 ground. Middle division also has five ribs, three black ones being bound to- 

 gether and two white ones together. This tripartite subdivision of the cradle 

 is important. This is the longest sling in the collection (twenty-eight feet). 

 Condition, good. There are the remains of a tassel at both ends. Undoubtedly 

 this sling was ceremonial. 



