United States Fish Commission (United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries/U.S. Fish Commission), 1871-1902 Search this
Previous owner:
U.S. National Museum (United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History) Search this
Object Name:
Throwing stick/Atlatl
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
49.4 x 6 x 2 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Indigenous Term:
haassx
Place:
Unalaska; Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Aleutian Islands
Island Name:
Unalaska Island
Island Grouping:
Fox Islands
Date created:
1890-1905
Collection History:
Collected by staff of the U.S. Fish Commission, probably in the 1880s or 1890s; acquired by the US National Museum (later the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History) in 1894; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the US National Museum in 1908.
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