Atlatl with Feline

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CultureMoche

Titles

Atlatl with Feline

Date100–800 AD

PlacePeru, South America

MediumStone and copper

DimensionsOverall: 17 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 in. (44.8 × 9.5 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1148

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

WEAPONS & ARMAMENTS

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1148
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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