Unknown Central and South American
Ceremonial Atlatl

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Ceremonial Atlatl
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1/2 × 5/8 × 12 3/8 in. (1.3 × 1.6 × 31.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1081
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 November 1996–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.



[1] Glassell Album #14, precedes object bought at auction, November 1996.

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