Spear thrower

Museum number:
2-61379
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
23-104 (previous museum number (recataloged from)) and 7-5540 (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.661
Description:
Possible atlatl throwing stick. Modified whale rib. Incised alternating blue and red bands on handle. Incised blue and red branch-like designs, red zigzags on one surface. Sharpened tip.
Donor:
Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
Before 1903
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Context of use:
Dr. Elsasser thinks this is a throwing stick.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 80.5 centimeters
Comment:
Second original no. 23-104.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear thrower, accession number 2-61379, described as Possible atlatl throwing stick. Modified whale rib. Incised alternating blue and red bands on handle. Incised blue and red branch-like designs, red zigzags on one surface. Sharpened tip.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear thrower, accession number 2-61379, described as Possible atlatl throwing stick. Modified whale rib. Incised alternating blue and red bands on handle. Incised blue and red branch-like designs, red zigzags on one surface. Sharpened tip.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear thrower, accession number 2-61379, described as Possible atlatl throwing stick. Modified whale rib. Incised alternating blue and red bands on handle. Incised blue and red branch-like designs, red zigzags on one surface. Sharpened tip.

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