Throwing stick/Atlatl hook (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 600–1000 (Middle Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Wari (Huari) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Arts of the Four Quarters
label: Seller
content: Arts of the Four Quarters
label: Seller agent
content: Alan C. Lapiner (Alan Charles Lapiner), Non-Indian, 1933-1975
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Sackler Fund
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1967 from Arts of the Four Quarters, a New York City gallery owned and operated by Alan C. Lapiner (1933-1975) using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Río Grande de Nasca (Nazca) valley; Nasca (Nazca) Province; Ica Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Wari (Huari) (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: 24/1011
label: Barcode
content: 241011.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Throwing stick/Atlatl hook (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone, twine/string, vermilion/cinnabar
label: Techniques
content: Carved, wrapped
label: Dimensions
content: 6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm