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Object Number
99-12-10/53092
Display Title
Throwing stick
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Shee.aan
Object Description
Throwing stick; grip of the stick resembles a shaman's rattle or amulet. Wolf carries two tiny men on his back and an eagle perches at the opposite end. A third little man is crowded inside the wolf.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden atlatl, bird figure, animal and human figures on opposite end.
Classification
- Fishing and trapping
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 38.9 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm (15 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-10/53092
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Thomas Robinson
(pre-1813)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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