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Native North American |
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Title |
Bird Figure |
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Description |
English: A nearly identical bird form in the British Museum has been classified as a counter weight for an "atlatl," or "throwing stick." This weapon, used widely throughout the Americas, served as a simple extension of the arm, allowing the user to hurl a short spear with greater force. The drilled holes on the underside of the bird form would have been used to attach it to the "atlatl" with twine. |
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Date |
between 1500 and 1000 BC date QS:P571,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1000-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (late Archaic) |
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Dimensions | 10.1 cm (4 in) (l.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
2006.15.5 |
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Place of creation | Hopewell/Tremper Mounds at Ohio, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Credit line | Gift of the Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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