Atlatl or spear throwing weight

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An atlatl was used by Northeast Woodlands peoples such as the Pocumtucks of what is now Deerfield, Massachusetts, to launch a spear.  A stone weight attached midway along the atlatl increased the velocity of a spear.

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Item typeFishing and Trapping
CreatorNative American
TopicNative American
EraEarly Indigenous and European contact, 1565–1619
MaterialStone/Mineral
Catalog #1985.0224
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Native American. Atlatl or spear throwing weight. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1985-0224/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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