atlatl;
spear thrower
- Museum number
- Am1986,Q.410
- Description
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Atlatl, spear-thrower made of wood, bone, hide, conforming to Mason's Greenlandic type. Flat triangulate in section, dagger shaped in outline with minimal shaping on the handle except for scalloping on both edges for thumb and a finger. The spear shaft groove is cut deep at the handle and reduces to nothing at the distal end, where a raised section, bearing an inserted bone spur, has been carved .
- Dimensions
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Length: 50 centimetres
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Width: 7.50 centimetres
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Depth: 2 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- 1949,22.39 has been pencilled onto one edge. This refers to an Oldman collection dart.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition notes
- Acquisition details unknown.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1986,Q.410