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Object Number
95-20-10/48391
Display Title
Atlatl
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Shee.aan
Object Description
Atlatl. Shamanistic character of the sculpture on throwing sticks here. Representations of extended or joined tongues are common in NWC art and, although the meaning is unclear, may signify some kind of power transfer.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden atlatl, anthropomorphic, zoomorhphic, bird figures, shell inlay.
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, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 34.5 x 4.5 x 2.9 cm (13 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
95-20-10/48391
Provenance
Collector
Roderick MacKenzie
(?)
Donor
American Antiquarian Society
(1895)
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