Thumb Rest of a Spear Thrower
https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.58
This object was lashed to a spear thrower, where it served as a thumb rest or grip. The imagery is suited to the use: a supernatural being throttles a human, turning its head to expose its throat to a knife the being holds in one hand. Thus, the scene captures the crucial mome...
Artifact
| id |
id
294066
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| citation |
citation
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| rights |
rights
CC0
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q60747098"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
2017.58
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.58/2017.58_web.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.58/2017.58_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.58/2017.58_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Andes, Wari people
Technique
Bone
Medium
Bone
Genre
Tools and Equipment
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
belongs_to