cool trip

Wow, what a nice resource of spearthrower fotos. Did anyone besides myself ever notice the resemblances between some atlatls and the less decoritive forms of the Chinese Ru Yi scepters?

I am a love of the atlatl and I wish I was in a club.  Thanks for the site.

your pictures helped me with a book I am writing, worth a thousand words

This has been a long time interest, finally built a set, still needs refining

Thanks... this info and photos really helped me with a special project here in Alaska

Thanks. Am planning similar trip.  Am doing a photo collection of atlatls. Pics are wonderful.  Tx, Tx.

Margie & Frank: This is a very inspiring site! I must make my own pilgrimage to the museum to see these items soon. Everytime I come to look at the great pictures, I find something new and interesting. So many questions! Thank You.

I keep coming back and looking over the pictures. I've stoped counting. Thanks Margie for some great sitting.

A gold mine of reference photos!  Thank you so much for all of your hard work photographing and posting so many wonderful images.  Chris Oberg

My wife and I presently live near the Smithsonian and will soon be moving to a new home on (Of all places) Atlatl Lane in Hedgesville, WV.  You can see that I couldn't resist visiting this page!  Good job!  Bill H.

Fascinating!  Many questions occur to me:  why don't the talismans/weights on the New Guinea examples interfere with positioning of the dart;  how could the aborigines manage a woomera of such length;  is the hole near the grip of many types for dart straightening.... Thanks.  Quite a show

Thanks !

Like that was the coolest slide show of the atlatls That must have been a wonderful trip. IT must have been a blast to holdsome of them. Wow!!! those were some nice potos thxs alot for opening my eyes. Always George!!

Yup, this was a fantastic visit.  Bob Berg was there many years ago, we learned.  He was amazed, too.  SO MANY atlatls, well made, and, yes some were so intricately decorated it had to have taken more time to embellish them than to make them.  Glad you all are enjoying the photos, thanks to Margie.  Shar

What a fantastic slide show.  That must have been a great visit.  And to actually be able to hold some of them, Wow.  Thanks so much for sharing.  Bob

yyyy...fajna stronka . szkoda ze za  bardzo nie wiem jak sroibic sobie atlatla.... jakies plany by sie przydaly , rysunki techniczne a poza tym stronka moze byc.. :)

What great pictures.  I was amazed at the variety of Australian atlatls.  Many of them look like it took longer to decorate than to make.  Thanks so much for all of them!!

THANKS MARGIE FOR PLACING THESE.  IT'S GREAT TO RE-LIVE THE VISIT.