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Atlatl, carved
Object Number 95-20-10/48390
Display Title Atlatl, carved
Descriptions
Object Description Atlatl, carved. Enigmatic carvings on atlatl handles resemble the complex arrangement of figures on the back of shaman's oyster catcher rattles. Their use seems to be related to controlling supernatural powers rather than hunting prey.
Inventory Description Wooden atlatl, carved anthropomorphic, zoomorphic figures.
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th Century
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Alaska, Southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 34.7 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm (13 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 95-20-10/48390
Provenance
Collector Roderick MacKenzie (?)
Donor American Antiquarian Society (1895)

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