Bola

Language: unknown
Language: unknown
Sling stone

These stones, called bolas, were used as throwing weapons. They were used both in war and for hunting. Often several such stones were combined with cords to form a boleadora, which wrapped itself around the legs of the animals and brought them down.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Waffe
Dimensions
Länge: 6 cm, Durchmesser: 4 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
ground
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
027290

Provenance and sources

when
15th - 16th century AD.

where
Peru

when
1902
Provenance
There is no provenance for this object.

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