Flat, wooden. Painted red on flat "business" surface which has bone spur at end of groove; traces of black and red pigment on obverse; palm grip; engraved ownership mark near index finger hole.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Iliuliuk, Unalaska Island, Fox Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Iliu Luik
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
September 1, 1867
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1945
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 46.2 centimeters
Comment:
Aleut flat rectangular spear throwers usually were painted red on business (?) surface, black on obverse. Older exemplars had a green-blue accent. Note palm grip and/or carvings accenting the index finger holes." (fide Lydia Black, 1982).
Loans:
S1982-1983 #9: California History Center, De Anza College (September 15, 1982–March 2, 1983)