Atlatl model

Museum number:
1-64407
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1941R
Description:
Model of atlatl (spear thrower)
Donor:
Llewellyn Lemont Loud
Collection place:
NV-Ch-18 (Lovelock Cave), Churchill County, Nevada
Maker or artist:
Llewellyn Lemont Loud
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Atlatls
Production date:
1924-1929
Accession date:
August 4, 1941
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Original was made of Sarcobatus vermiculatus wood, 45 cm l. Original found by J.H. Hart, 1912. Loud made three natural sized drawings and later made the model.
Loans:
S1965-1966 #17: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert Fleming Heizer (September 20, 1965–June 27, 1966)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Atlatl model, accession number 1-64407, described as Model of atlatl (spear thrower)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Atlatl model, accession number 1-64407, described as Model of atlatl (spear thrower)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Atlatl model, accession number 1-64407, described as Model of atlatl (spear thrower)

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