atlatl
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A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin throwing, and includes a bearing surface that allows the user to store energy during the throw.
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spear-thrower
atgeir, draft weapon, gaesum, spear, weapon functional class, woomera,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| class | weapon | woomera | atlatl | Wikidata | |
| link | page | Statens historiska museers samlingar page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Spear thrower with fish MAN ArtsEtPrehistoire | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Aboriginal craft | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Spear thrower with mammoth Canecaude ArtsEtPrehistoire | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Spear Thrower, Peru (?) (MET, 1979.206.457) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Spinifex and Sand Illustration 31 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Spear thrower as used by the Eskimos and by the Australians. Wellcome M0015292 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Spear thrower with bird MHomme ArtsEtPrehistoire | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Handbook to the ethnographical collections (1910) (14596611300) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Poised to launch a dart from an atlatl | Commons | ||
| commons | image | F07 0052.Ez | Commons | ||









