Atlatl base and part of shaft
Iñupiaq
Arctic
Western Arctic
Archaeological
Wood
Overall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
163.53.15254
Geography
Place Found: Tikigaq (Tigara) Village, Point Hope, United States, North America
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Archaeology
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Don Charles Foote [1931-1969, Dartmouth Class of 1953], McGill University, Montreal, Canada for the Dartmouth College Museum; sold to present collection, 1963.
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