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Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0001-0070 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigment; Commercial twine | |
| Description | Atlatl (spear thrower) made from a single piece of wood flaring slightly toward the proximal end, then narrowing before widening again into a teardrop-shaped point; Distal end is notched and attached to the notch is a pointed peg into which the spear would tucked; Peg is secured with commercial twine that has been painted black; The peg has also been painted black, but only on the exposed portion, indicating it was painted after being secured to the body of the atlatl; Atlatl is painted red and covered in designs, except for the teardrop-shaped portion which is yellow and otherwise unadorned; One side shows a snake flanked by arrow or plant motifs below a man with bent knees and elbows; The reverse side shows a lizard facing a white and black design flanked by the same arrow or plant motifs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.3, Thickness = 3.7, Length = 73.8 | |