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Reply #1 - Jan 28th, 2018 at 1:25pm
 
call me cynical, but that looks like a sling that's been rubbed with mud to make it look old
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Reply #2 - Jan 28th, 2018 at 3:37pm
 
I'd be more surprised if that is a real review below it as that means somebody actually paid 900 for a sling Shocked
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Reply #3 - Jan 28th, 2018 at 11:28pm
 
Yeah, I also find it hard to believe something made of natural fiber could last that long.
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Reply #4 - Jan 29th, 2018 at 6:19am
 
Did the Incans use Balearic designs??
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Reply #5 - Jan 29th, 2018 at 6:54am
 
Das sind Funde aus dem präkolumbianischen Peru. Dunkel & Trocken gelagert, in Gräbern zum Beispiel, erhalten sie sich sehr lange. Sind die Slings UV-Licht ausgesetzt, bekommen sie so eine bräunliche Patina.

@Slingbadger geschlitzte Slings sind weit verbreitet in Peru
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Reply #6 - Jan 29th, 2018 at 7:08am
 
The review is actually for a different item but from the same seller.
I don't know. I think it could be real (the sling I mean) although that would mean there's a chance it's been nicked from somewhere and if it is genuine it's rather a shame it's on etsy and not in a museum...

Either way I'm not forking over 900 quid for it.
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Reply #7 - Jan 30th, 2018 at 8:29am
 
Wow, those slings are really well preserved, if they are actually that old.
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Reply #8 - Jan 30th, 2018 at 11:25am
 
Nice slings Hubert. I'm always amazed at the amount of skill these people had to produce such works of art.
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Reply #9 - Jan 30th, 2018 at 12:40pm
 
Never buy stuff like that.  Most are fake.  If it's real, it's almost always looted from a grave or an important site that the looters usually destroy in the process of getting stuff to sell.

Buying this type of item encourages the destruction of irreplaceable sites.

That's one of the reasons I like this site, most people on here look at the item and go, "I can make one of these," and do so.  And in the process, they may be recreating a technique that was lost to time.
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Reply #10 - Jan 30th, 2018 at 1:10pm
 
I wholly agree with Bill Skinner. Well said!
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Reply #11 - Jan 30th, 2018 at 3:10pm
 
Don’t worry, I’m definitely not wanting to buy it, I just wanted to bring it up and see what y’all thought.
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Reply #12 - Jan 31st, 2018 at 7:44am
 
It's certainly interesting to see.
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Reply #13 - Jan 31st, 2018 at 7:47am
 
Definitely a nice find Drakolith. I could see it being real, but I agree, probably not worth buying for all the reasons stated.
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