Unknown Central and South American
Atlatl implement

Atlatl implement

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Atlatl implement
Date700–1000 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumBone
Dimensions3 5/8 × 1 3/16 × 3/4 in. (9.2 × 3.0 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4434
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May 12, 1979–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 12, 1979.

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