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Anthropology is just intrinsically interesting anyway, so even if they have no slings, go along anyway. Some of the slings in the collections are from the Plains - a Gros Ventre sling, for instance, and a Lakota one. However, they appear to have been collected late - I assume they aren't traditional objects, but introduced later. The leather work on some of these slings is exceptional. The south western slings are really nice. However, my favourite one is a Nootka sling collected in 1897 of "plant fibre." Knowing the climate in the region, I'd say it could be of two main plants; willow bark or nettle fibre. It looks a lot like willow bark to me. I've made a willow bark sling, but it's a heck of a lot crappier than that one. I'll try and make a replica when the sap starts really flowing again.
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