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Spear-Thrower

Spear-Thrower

600–1000

Medium: wood, metal, bone, thread, sinew
Dimensions: Overall: 52.8 cm (20 13/16 in.)
Genre: arms and armor
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art of the Americas

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Peru, South Coast?, Middle Horizon?, 6th-10th Century?; modern assembly of ancient parts?

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