id:			130532
accession number:	1953.271
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.271
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:28.075000

Spear-Thrower, 600–1000. Peru, South Coast?, Middle Horizon?, 6th-10th Century?; modern assembly of ancient parts?. Wood, metal, bone, thread, sinew; overall: 52.8 cm (20 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise 1953.271

title:				Spear-Thrower
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creation date:			600–1000
creation date earliest:		600
creation date latest:		1000
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creditline:			Gift of John Wise
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culture:	Peru, South Coast?, Middle Horizon?, 6th-10th Century?; modern assembly of ancient parts?
technique:	wood, metal, bone, thread, sinew
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 52.8 cm (20 13/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Palm Beach, FL: The Society of the Four Arts; January 10 - February 1,1953.  "Pre-Columbian Art:  The Native Art of America Before the Conquest." Cat. no. 83, no repr.', 'opening_date': '2010-01-01T00:00:00'}

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