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Object Number 10-71-20/C6737
Display Title Spear thrower
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, wood atlatl, longitudinal groove, notched, polychrome painted design
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite Sacred Cenote
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 24.8 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm (9 3/4 x 7/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object C6737
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1907-1910)
Collector Edward Herbert Thompson (1907-1910)

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Tool
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10-71-20/C6774 Fragments of spear thrower
Tool
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Part of spear thrower
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Tool
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Spear thrower
10-71-20/C6732 Spear thrower
Tool
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Spear thrower
10-71-20/C6733 Spear thrower
Tool
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Spear thrower
10-71-20/C6731 Spear thrower
Tool
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Spear thrower
10-71-20/C6736 Spear thrower
Wood
Chichen Itza
Spear thrower, cylindrical type
30-54-70/D3473 Spear thrower, cylindrical type
Atlatl
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land
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Atlatl
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
End of spear thrower
10-71-20/C6738 End of spear thrower
Wood
Chichen Itza
End of spear thrower
10-71-20/C6739 End of spear thrower
Wood
Chichen Itza
Spear thrower
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Atlatl
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory