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Alatl
Date: late 19th cen.
Location where made:British Columbia, Canada
Medium: wood, ivory
Classification: Weapons and Ammunition
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 1910.1.8 LA
DescriptionThrowing stick carved of wood with ivory peg and ivory insert at tip. Stick is wide and rounded at one end and narrows to a blunt point. Large
notch on one side of rounded end and ivory (now wooden) pegs on other side are designed as hand grips for fingers. Inner surface of stick is concave along the length where a dart would be placed. Outer surface of stick is rounded along its length.
notch on one side of rounded end and ivory (now wooden) pegs on other side are designed as hand grips for fingers. Inner surface of stick is concave along the length where a dart would be placed. Outer surface of stick is rounded along its length.
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