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Title: Museum slings
Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 5^th, 2024 at 5:33pm

Just a photo dump of museum slings for inspiration.

I'll add from it to time to time when I find other interesting specimens, but feel free to comment.
I may also sneak in some faithful reproductions...

I don't own any of these images.

Fijian_woven_sling.jpg (80 KB | 66 )

Sioux__Oceti_Sakowin__sling.jpg (102 KB | 56 )

Tibetan_sling.jpg (234 KB | 70 )

Lenca_wound_pouch_sling.jpg (91 KB | 59 )

Incan_Sling_1450-1532_70cm_and_interesting_sling_bullet_3.png (2279 KB | 59 )

Sling-from-the-Tomb-of-Tut.jpg (567 KB | 59 )

lahun_sling_1900BC_2.jpg (33 KB | 54 )

Lahun_1900BC.jpg (502 KB | 68 )

cortaillod_original_1000BC.jpg (82 KB | 58 )

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 5^th, 2024 at 5:40pm

Some more...

Marquesas_Islands_great_sling.jpg (74 KB | 64 )

Inca_sling_15th-18thC.jpg (631 KB | 57 )

peru_Sling_1476-1532.jpg (809 KB | 58 )

A_black_bullet_with_sling_weapon_Inca_period.jpg (119 KB | 57 )

Marquesas_Islands_amazing_sling_pouch.jpg (356 KB | 69 )

Marquesas_Islands_sling_2.jpg (356 KB | 58 )

Marquesas_Islands_260cm_Sling.jpg (296 KB | 65 )

Olona_sling_2.JPG (989 KB | 53 )

Olona_sling_1_30_5in.JPG (805 KB | 57 )

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 5^th, 2024 at 5:50pm

Even more...

Wixarika__Huichol__sling.jpg (159 KB | 60 )

Africa_Seirra_Leone_sling.jpg (237 KB | 60 )

New_Caledonia_sling.jpg (85 KB | 60 )

pacific_sling.png (741 KB | 53 )

Hawaiian_sling.jpg (21 KB | 65 )

mexican_sling_2.png (446 KB | 56 )

Mexican_sling.png (254 KB | 53 )

Anti-cupping_south_american.jpg (156 KB | 52 )

st__Christina_sling__coir_.jpg (214 KB | 61 )

Lenca_sling.jpg (90 KB | 61 )

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 5^th, 2024 at 6:07pm

...

petrie2s.jpg (28 KB | 55 )

Lahun_sling_800BC.gif (68 KB | 56 )

Iroquois_Sling.jpg (1826 KB | 68 )

Singapore_sling.jpg (57 KB | 62 )

Marquesas_Islands_amazing_sling_pouch_2_001.jpg (324 KB | 55 )

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by JudoP on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 6:56am

I've seen very little exploration of this mixed braid/weave within the pouch from modern slings. Unbelievable how clean some of them are. I'm still not sure how to integrate a fibre braid into a weave, how do you splice into the warp and weft when they run out?

The Sierra-Leone sling looks interesting and not too hard to replicate. The Mexican one would be a good project to try out.

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 10:14am

Hey Lewis,
This is, for me, a fascinating thread.
Sorry to be a pain but any chance of credits please ?
Cheers
👍😁

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by Eino on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 12:38pm

Thanks for posting these pictures!

I remember coming across a tutorial similar to the "pacific_sling.png", and after a quick google search I found an associated forum thread: https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1335980338/45 (tutorial: https://itanohu.blogspot.com/2012/11/chamorro-sling-acho-atupat-tutorial.html) Now I know what my next project is :)

JudoP wrote on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 6:56am:

I've seen very little exploration of this mixed braid/weave within the pouch from modern slings.

Same. Does anyone here know how to make one?

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 7^th, 2024 at 4:52pm

xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 10:14am:

Hey Lewis,
This is, for me, a fascinating thread.
Sorry to be a pain but any chance of credits please ?
Cheers
👍😁

I've collected the images over quite a long time, so it'd be a real chore to try and find the links for all of them. That being said, if there is a particular sling you have in mind, I might know where I sourced it.

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 7^th, 2024 at 5:08pm

Eino wrote on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 12:38pm:

Glad you like them! I might just have to go and resize all the overly large images though for better veiwing...

Ah yes, the Chamorro sling! I remember trying to make one of those just when I was getting into sling making, but in the end gave up. ;D
I do like slings that come out of the South Pacific. It's the exotic feel about them...or maybe its the idea of slinging in a tropical paradise that's also alluring.

Title: Re: Museum slings
Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 7^th, 2024 at 5:17pm

JudoP wrote on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 6:56am:

Indeed, it's masterful work. Can't imagine they were quick to make... It's hard enough trying to figure out what your looking at, let alone attempting to replicate them.