DepartmentLatin America

Slingshot

NameSlingshot

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date20th century

Place madeGuatemala, Central America

MediumWood

Dimensions5 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in. (13.1 x 3.2 x 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bill Simmons, A.1991.70.2

Object numberA.1991.70.2

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved. Arms extended upward in "U" shape, with small knobs at end. Rounded, curved stomache and buttocks. Curved legs wih clothespin cut between them. Vestiges of green paint front and back.

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