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THBPrehistoric Inuit Fossilized Bone Atlatl Stabilizer
Lot 97e
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2019-04-04 10:00:00
2019-04-04 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Native American, Alaska, Inuit, Aleutian, or Punuk peoples, Prehistoric period, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. A finely-preserved stabilizer finial carved from marine mammal bone, likely walrus, that exhibits a smooth texture formed through the process of fossilization. The stabilizer has a pair of broad wing-form projections with pierced lower attachment slots, a central conical tab, and a large attachment slot flanked by a pair of smaller drilled attachment holes. The atlatl is a lengthy pole used to increase the distance, velocity, and accuracy of a thrown spear. The lateral wings of the stabilizer emulate the feathers on an arrow by stabilizing the structure of the atlatl pole and by mitigating aerodynamic drag when thrown. A small dowel is still slotted within the central opening. A rare example of early Inuit hunting tools! Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 5.1" W x 2.375" H (13 cm x 6 cm).
For a drawing of a stylistically-similar example, please see: Mason, Owen K. "'The Multiplication of Forms:' Bering Strait Harpoon Heads as a Demic and Macroevolutionary Proxy." From "Macroevolution in Human Prehistory: Evolutionary Theory and Processual Archaeology." Springer Publishing, New York, August, 2009, Chapter 3, p. 88, fig. 3.5, middle example.
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection
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#144752Small nicks to lateral wings, central tab, and attachment hole, with several stable fissures, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and smooth patina throughout.Condition
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