Throwing stick/Atlatl weight

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Date created: 250 BC-AD 1500

Culture/People: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed); including Saladoid and Troumassan Troumassoid Traditions and Cayo Complex
Collector: Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927
MAI agent: Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1913 by Reverend Thomas Huckerby (1869-1927, a Wesleyan minister and amateur archaeologist working in the Caribbean) during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Saint Vincent; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Saint Vincent
Island Grouping: Windward Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Multiple archaeological cultures; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/3455
Barcode: 033455.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Throwing stick/Atlatl weight
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65ac7fea5-a68b-4590-be22-a7ef43f25cce

Record ID: NMAI_35668