Puebla-style atlatl
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200–1550 (Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Previous owner
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Collector
content: Carl Albert Purpus (Karl Albert Purpus), Non-Indian, 1851-1941
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Carl Albert Purpus (1851-1941, a German botanist working in Mexico), possibly in 1917 or 1918; purchased by MAI from Carl Purpus in 1921 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Mixtecan district; Oaxaca State, Puebla State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 10/8724
label: Barcode
content: 108724.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
label: Indigenous Term
content: atlatl
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Puebla-style atlatl
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled
label: Dimensions
content: 54.5 x 3.2 x 1.0 cm