Atlatl

Museum number:
3-11768
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Accession number:
Acc.923
Description:
Atlatl, wood and bark.
Donor:
University Appropriation and William Clifford Massey
Collection place:
Site 75 (Massey), Cerro Cuevoso, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur
Collector:
William Clifford Massey
Collection date:
Spring 1947
Materials:
Nitrocellulose (coating)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Atlatls
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
Very heavily coated overall, possibly with cellulose nitrate (readily acetone soluble, yellowish fluorescence in UV light), upon excavation or in early years at museum. J. Williams 12/9/2014
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Atlatl, accession number 3-11768, described as Atlatl, wood and bark.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Atlatl, accession number 3-11768, described as Atlatl, wood and bark.

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