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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 Borough
/
Unalaska Island
/
Unalaska
North America / United States / Alaska / Aleutians West Borough / Unalaska Island / Iliuliuk
North America / United States / Alaska / Aleutians West Borough / Unalaska Island / Iliuliuk
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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