AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections | Atlatl (spear thrower) with carved whalebone shaft, Paracas, south coast, Peru

Atlatl (spear thrower) with carved whalebone shaft, Paracas, south coast, Peru

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Identifier

ptc-5023

Title

Atlatl (spear thrower) with carved whalebone shaft, Paracas, south coast, Peru

Date

1993

Creator

Taylor, John Bigelow (photographer)

Medium

Transparencies -- Color

Dimensions

4 x 5

Geographic Location

Peninsula de Paracas, Ica department, Peru

Subject

Indians of South America -- Peru

Implements, utensils, etc

Cultural anthropology

Ethnology -- Peru

Field photographs

Source

Photographic Transparency Collection

AMNH Special Collections: Photographic Transparency Collection, Transparency number:

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Catalog / Specimen Number

41.2/6017

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Photographic Collection

Citation

Taylor, John Bigelow (photographer), “Atlatl (spear thrower) with carved whalebone shaft, Paracas, south coast, Peru,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed October 8, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/39573.