Unknown Central and South American
Feline Atlatl Ornament

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Feline Atlatl Ornament
Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Feline Atlatl Ornament
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumBone
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 1 × 1 in. (6.7 × 2.6 × 2.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1106
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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