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Object Number 88-51-10/50022
Display Title Throwing stick
Descriptions
Object Description Throwing stick
Inventory Description Atlatl, carved wood with incised design near finger hole, ivory insert below tip
Classification
  • Atlatl
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Aleut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Aleutians West Census Area / Unalaska Island / Iliuliuk
North America / United States / Alaska / Aleutians West Census Area / Unalaska Island / Unalaska
Additional Geographic Terms Aleutian Islands; Fox Islands
Materials Wood, Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 48.1 x 5.1 x 1.7 cm (18 15/16 x 2 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object [519], [14905], Throwing Stick Aleutian Is. / 50022 / Unalaska / WH Dall // Rest
Provenance
Collector William Healey Dall (01/01/1838-01/01/1886)
Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (01/01/1888)

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