Anthropomorphic Slingshot
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Guatemala
Date: mid-20th century
Medium: Hand-carved wood and nails
Dimensions:
6 × 1 1/2 × 7/8 in. (15.2 × 3.8 × 2.2 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Bill and Gale Simmons
Object number: 91.122.13
Label Text
Slingshots, like this one, are carried by children and adults and are used to chase birds and other creatures from corn fields. Felines, monkeys, human figures, and Quetzal birds are among the most popular forms these objects take. (Marion Oettinger, 1998)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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