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Catalog Number

CAS 1986-0002-0019   CAS 1986-0002-0019; Atlatl
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