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Object Number
38-51-30/1692
Display Title
Wooden atlatl with bone animal - puma with trophy head
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Atlatl, carved wood, wrapped fiber cord attached to feline bone carving
Classification
- Atlatl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Nazca
Materials
Wood, Bone, Shell, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 55 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (21 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-51-30/1692
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