Sling (furniture)
Sling furniture is usually a suspended, free-swinging chair, bed, or hammock that is made of a framework connected to hanging straps or rope. When attached to poles or a frame for carrying, a sling becomes a stretcher, a simple form of litter.
- A sling being used to carry an injured man
- Hanging chair in Yucatán, 2007
- Hammock chair, Salem, Oregon, US, 2014
- An upholstered hanging chair, Spain, 2012
- Baby asleep in a hammock, Na Khun Yai, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand, 2004
- British naval hammocks, 1700–1800s. HMS Victory reconstruction
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External links
Media related to Suspended furniture at Wikimedia Commons