Too bad there’s nothing inserted to give a sense of scale.
Yeah - it looks like a bunch of little sticks.
However, zooming in on the antelope hide there is a tuft of hair. I made a guess that the hair is 2 inches long based on old memories of fly-tying with white tail deer hair. So the longest stick is perhaps around 14 to 16 inches long??
https://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2025/mar/scout26_texcetera/
Four dart nock ends: These contain shallow cups that fit against the actual throwing device, an atlatl. These were all broken in the same place.
Straight flying boomerang: One of the oldest-known finds of these lethal weapons, this device is deadlier than its early name – rabbit stick – would imply.
Six stone-tipped foreshafts: These connect knapped stone points to atlatl dart main shafts and are easily replaced, making a modular and repairable weapon. Stone points are still embedded in two foreshafts, broken bases of points in others.
Four hardwood foreshafts: These long wooden tips might have been used for poison delivery.
Partial atlatl or spear-thrower: This was considered the oldest in North America until a slightly older (30 years) atlatl was found in Utah. Devin Pettigrew, CBBS assistant professor, has made replicas to test in the field to see how it might have been used for hunting and warfare.
the hair on the skin...
I would judge it by the size of the stone dart point. I have quite a few of those in my collection from different areas in the Southwest. I’m guessing it is most likely around 2” long by 1-1/2 wide.
Thank you all for pointing out that, with closer observation of what we can see and know already, some sense of scale and ideas for use can be accurately surmised.
I’m used to seeing coins, rulers, and figures placed in photos for a handy reference.