GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Slings were common weapons for ancient Andean populations since the Formative Period (c. 300 BCE). Some Nazca (Nasca) vessels show a sling held in the hands, while other Nazca and Huari (Wari) vessels illustrate slings wrapped around the head. Lightweight and portable, slings provided effective tools for combat in a rock-filled Andean landscape. The wide central band would support the stones used as weapons. While the longer strap or end with a loop was secured around the fingers, the short strap was released to launch the stone.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1983.W.2168; 1983.W.2167; 1989.W.2349; 1984.W.148], 2015.
NOTES
- Late Horizon, 1400–1540, updated by KJones in TMS on 10/15/13 and 01/05/16.
- No culture noted; updated geography, period, dates, and medium in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: Andean coast, Late Horizon, 1400–1540, camelid fiber and cotton.
Catalogue essays
- The Nora and John Wise Collection of Ancient South American Art
- Textiles at the Dallas Museum of Art
- Textile Production in the Andes
- Andean Orthography
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
textile materials: AAT: 300231565
weaving: AAT: 300053642
camelidae (camelid) fiber: AAT: 300310434
wrapping (surface covering process): AAT: 300234992
weft wrapping (techniques): AAT: 300228560
braid (trimming): AAT: 300232186
horizontal wrapping (textile techniques): DMA
vertical wrapping (textile techniques): DMA
braiding (textile technique): DMA
Historical periods
Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332
Individuals
Subject terms
slings (projectile weapons): AAT: 300037216
warriors: AAT: 300261945
combat: AAT: 300379752
rock (inorganic material): AAT: 300011692
stone: AAT: 300011176
red (color): AAT: 300126225
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
green (color): AAT: 300128438
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
Wari (Huari): AAT: 300017283
Nazca (Nasca): AAT: 300017290
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Until 1976: Nora and John Wise, New York [1]
1976-1989: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, on long-term loan from the above [1], [2]
From 1989: Dallas Museum of Art, the Nora and John Wise Collection, bequest of Nora Wise [1]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
Slings were common weapons for ancient Andean populations since the Formative Period (c. 300 BCE). Some Nazca (Nasca) vessels show a sling held in the hands, while other Nazca and Huari (Wari) vessels illustrate slings wrapped around the head. Lightweight and portable, slings provided effective tools for combat in a rock-filled Andean landscape. The wide central band would support the stones used as weapons. While the longer strap or end with a loop was secured around the fingers, the short strap was released to launch the stone.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1983.W.2168; 1983.W.2167; 1989.W.2349; 1984.W.148], 2015.
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Notes
- Late Horizon, 1400–1540, updated by KJones in TMS on 10/15/13 and 01/05/16.
- No culture noted; updated geography, period, dates, and medium in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: Andean coast, Late Horizon, 1400–1540, camelid fiber and cotton.
Catalogue essays
- The Nora and John Wise Collection of Ancient South American Art
- Textiles at the Dallas Museum of Art
- Textile Production in the Andes
- Andean Orthography
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
textile materials: AAT: 300231565
weaving: AAT: 300053642
camelidae (camelid) fiber: AAT: 300310434
wrapping (surface covering process): AAT: 300234992
weft wrapping (techniques): AAT: 300228560
braid (trimming): AAT: 300232186
horizontal wrapping (textile techniques): DMA
vertical wrapping (textile techniques): DMA
braiding (textile technique): DMA
Historical periods
Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332
Individuals
Subject terms
slings (projectile weapons): AAT: 300037216
warriors: AAT: 300261945
combat: AAT: 300379752
rock (inorganic material): AAT: 300011692
stone: AAT: 300011176
red (color): AAT: 300126225
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
green (color): AAT: 300128438
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
Wari (Huari): AAT: 300017283
Nazca (Nasca): AAT: 300017290
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1976: Nora and John Wise, New York [1]
1976-1989: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, on long-term loan from the above [1], [2]
From 1989: Dallas Museum of Art, the Nora and John Wise Collection, bequest of Nora Wise [1]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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