PROPELLER called Atlatl

Inuit Culture, Alaska

First half of the 20th century

Wood and Bone

Length: 51.5; W: 7.5 cm

Wooden thruster with gutters used for the attachment system and equipped with bone elements riveted twice on the distal and proximal parts.

Used to increase jet power and speed, thrusters were used for hunting.

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