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Atlatl, carved wood (cedar?), blue paint one side, worn, wood insert below tip
Atlatl, carved wood (cedar?), blue paint one side, worn, wood insert below tip
Object Number 77-13-10/11254.1
Display Title Atlatl, carved wood (cedar?), blue paint one side, worn, wood insert below tip
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Starcellka
Object Description Starellka (spear) and cordage, and spear thrower
Inventory Description Atlatl, carved wood (cedar?), blue paint one side, worn, wood insert below tip
Classification
  • Atlatl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Aleutian Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 50.5 x 5.9 x 2.2 cm (19 7/8 x 2 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 77-13-10/11254.1
Provenance
Collector William J. McIntyre (01/01/1876)
Seller William J. McIntyre (02/24/1877)

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