Unknown Central and South American
Ceremonial Atlatl

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Ceremonial Atlatl
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood, gold, copper, shell, and turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 18 1/2 in. (5.7 × 47 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1102
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 February, 1972–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 8, slide dated "FEB 72."
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sticker on binding around turquoise, inscribed in ink: 1014

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