Engraved woodblock of an American Indian board and wrapping for a baby

Engraved woodblock of a board and wrapping to carry a baby on back

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Object Details

publisher

Bureau of American Ethnology

printer

Government Printing Office

Description

This engraved woodblock of an American Indian board and wrapping for a baby was printed and published by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. for the Bureau of American Ethnology about 1880.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1880

ID Number

1980.0219.0481

accession number

1980.0219

catalog number

1980.0219.0481

Object Name

block

Object Type

Wood Engraving

Physical Description

engraving (overall production method/technique)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12 cm x 4.5 cm x 2.3 cm; 4 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 7/8 in

place made

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Cultures & Communities

Communications

Wood Blocks for early Bureau of American Ethnology Publications, Graphic Arts Collection

Science & Mathematics

Wood Engravings, Graphic Arts Collection

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Native Americans

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-966e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_749473