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Baby Carrier

MOA: University of British Columbia

3534/1

Baby carrier woven from off-white cotton. Carrier is a triangle-like looped sling and is made of two panels. Panels are plainly stitched together at bottom; top is secured with three thick bands. Long twisted tassels extend from either end of each band.

  • Narrative

    Baby carrier, spun from cotton and woven by a Wapishana woman in the Rupununi south savannah, c. 2010.

  • Type of Item carrier
  • Culture Wapishana
  • Material cotton fibre
  • Measurements height 50.4 cm, width 37.7 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Josephine de
  • Received from Josephine de
  • Made in Guyana
  • Creation Date during 2010
  • Collection Date during 2010
  • Ownership Date before November 18, 2021
  • Acquisition Date on November 18, 2021
  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3534/0001

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