ATLATL

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

ATLATL

Entry/Object ID

143/5147

Description

SPEAR THROWER PAINTED BLACK AND RED HAS GEMINI? SIGN CARVED INTO HAND-HOLD AREA, BETWEEN THENAR PALM AND FINGER HOLE

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Atlatl

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO 76, ITEM #1, ID 143/397.1 HLG LEDGER, VOL. 1, p. 89 i, INVOICE 12/29/1911