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Atlatl
Object Number 95-20-10/48392
Display Title Atlatl
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Shee.aan
Object Description Atlatl. Typical design, with animal form grip and another carved figure mounted on the shaft. Animal's eyes are brass covered tacks.
Inventory Description Carved wooden atlatl, human face one end, zoormophic face on other, brass eyes.
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, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm (15 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 95-20-10/48392
Provenance
Collector Roderick MacKenzie (?)
Donor American Antiquarian Society (1895)

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