NO. 2275. USE OF SLINGS IN PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA— MEANS. 325 



from different sites which merit a special description. The first 

 specimens of note from the point of view of structure are Nos. 301001 

 and 301002, solid-cradled slings from Nasca. There are in each of 

 these slings two warp 

 threads encased in a close- 

 set continuous spiral woof, 

 upon which, in turn, the 

 surface threads bearing the 

 surface decoration are 

 woven. Doctor Hough, who 

 examined the specimens, 

 says that this technique is 

 most unusual. Figure 3 on 

 page 325 makes it clear how 

 these slings were made. 



Another group of slings 

 which is noteworthy is that 

 distinguished by having six 

 ribs at the center, arranged 

 in two groups of three, but 

 having only two ribs at the 

 ends, the number diminish- 

 ing in such a way that the 

 gi'ooves between the ribs 

 themselves form a sym- 

 metrical patter n. The 

 cradle thus formed is oval 

 in outline, and it has a 

 border for decorative pur- 

 poses around the edge. The 

 slings contained in this 

 group are Nos. 301005- 

 301013, inclusive, from 

 Nasca, and Nos. 301137- 

 301143, inclusive, from Co- 

 yungo. 



A third group, Nos. 

 301048 - 301056, inclusive, 

 from Lomas, has for its 

 peculiarity the reversing of 

 the colors from one side of 

 the fabric to the other. The 



shades used are brown and white; that part of the design which is 

 brown on one side is white on the other, and vice versa. The out- 

 line of the pattern is the same on both sides, only the colors alternat- 



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FiQ. 3.— Solid-cradled sling wite method of making. 



