Throwing stick/Atlatl

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Point Clarence; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/2337
Barcode: 062337.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Throwing stick/Atlatl
Media/Materials: Wood, ivory, animal gut/intestines, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f9c419c1-4b9a-401c-8606-54f71324ac18

Record ID: NMAI_67356