Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0002-0019 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Spinifex gum resin; Shell; Pandanus fiber (?) | |
| Description | Atlatl (spear thrower) comprising flat, elongated shaft with expanded mid-section and tapered, truncated ends; Both ends of shaft are coated with black spinifex gum resin; Short notched cylindrical peg is hafted perpendicularly to distal end of shaft; Proximal end is covered with large quantity of spinifex gum, sandwiched between 2 shell disks cut to uniform size and oval shape. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.7, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 84.3 | |