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Object Number 28-3-10/96834
Display Title Wooden object with white coloration. Catalog:”atlatl weight(?)”
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, wood, worked, ovate, split lengthwise, grooved, white pigment
Classification
  • Worked Wood
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas / El Paso County / <City> / Cave 6
Additional Geographic Terms El Paso, 26 mi. northeast of
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (1 7/16 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 96834
Provenance
Collector Cornelius Burton (Burt) Cosgrove Sr.
Collector Harriet S. Cosgrove
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition

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