Throwing stick/Atlatl hook

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Date created: AD 200–1600 (Nehuange to Tairona period)

Culture/People: probably Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
Seller: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
Presenter/funding source: Donald C. Webster (Donald Colin Webster/Ben Webster), Non-Indian, 1930-1997

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer) before 1969; purchased by MAI from Dr. Malkin in 1972 using funds donated by Donald Colin "Ben" Webster (1930-1997, an investment banker and pre-Columbian art collector).
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Place: Tairona area; Santa Marta Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia

See related items: Tairona (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/6558
Barcode: 246558.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Throwing stick/Atlatl hook
Media/Materials: Carnelian
Techniques: Carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67137f882-d193-433d-91ed-9a9126e7dbf0

Record ID: NMAI_262267