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Museum slings
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.

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Fijian_woven_sling.jpg (80 KB | 125 )

Sioux__Oceti_Sakowin__sling.jpg (102 KB | 105 )

Tibetan_sling.jpg (234 KB | 126 )

Lenca_wound_pouch_sling.jpg (91 KB | 109 )

Incan_Sling_1450-1532_70cm_and_interesting_sling_bullet_3.png (2279 KB | 114 )

Sling-from-the-Tomb-of-Tut.jpg (567 KB | 113 )

lahun_sling_1900BC_2.jpg (33 KB | 192 )

Lahun_1900BC.jpg (502 KB | 128 )

cortaillod_original_1000BC.jpg (82 KB | 97 )

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Re: Museum slings
Reply #1 - Jan 5^th, 2024 at 5:40pm

Some more...

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Marquesas_Islands_great_sling.jpg (74 KB | 205 )

Inca_sling_15th-18thC.jpg (631 KB | 112 )

peru_Sling_1476-1532.jpg (809 KB | 114 )

A_black_bullet_with_sling_weapon_Inca_period.jpg (119 KB | 110 )

Marquesas_Islands_amazing_sling_pouch.jpg (356 KB | 121 )

Marquesas_Islands_sling_2.jpg (356 KB | 96 )

Marquesas_Islands_260cm_Sling.jpg (296 KB | 109 )

Olona_sling_2.JPG (989 KB | 109 )

Olona_sling_1_30_5in.JPG (805 KB | 99 )

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Re: Museum slings
Reply #2 - Jan 5^th, 2024 at 5:50pm

Even more...

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Wixarika__Huichol__sling.jpg (159 KB | 115 )

Africa_Seirra_Leone_sling.jpg (237 KB | 110 )

New_Caledonia_sling.jpg (85 KB | 116 )

pacific_sling.png (741 KB | 107 )

Hawaiian_sling.jpg (21 KB | 119 )

mexican_sling_2.png (446 KB | 108 )

Mexican_sling.png (254 KB | 106 )

Anti-cupping_south_american.jpg (156 KB | 102 )

st__Christina_sling__coir_.jpg (214 KB | 119 )

Lenca_sling.jpg (90 KB | 114 )

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Archaic Arms Funditor Offline Testing and inventing "Archaic" weapons. Posts: 780	Re: Museum slings Reply #3 - Jan 5^th, 2024 at 6:07pm ...
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Re: Museum slings
Reply #4 - 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.

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xud9a - call me zud 👍 Funditor Offline Ringing Slocks ! Posts: 925 Nottinghamshire, England Gender:	Re: Museum slings Reply #5 - 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 👍😁
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Re: Museum slings
Reply #6 - 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?

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Re: Museum slings
Reply #7 - 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.

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Re: Museum slings
Reply #8 - Jan 7^th, 2024 at 5:08pm

Eino wrote 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

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. Grin

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.

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Re: Museum slings
Reply #9 - Jan 7^th, 2024 at 5:17pm

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. 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.

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.

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