The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Sling Shot with Shells

Sling Shot with Shells

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Sling Shot with Shells

Date:: 14th–15th century
Geography:: Peru
Culture:: Chimú or Chancay
Medium:: Shell, cotton, beads, wood
Dimensions:: Length 56-5/8 in. (144 cm)
Classification:: Beads-Ornaments
Credit Line:: Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986
Accession Number:: 1987.394.669

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