Engraved woodblock of a "Handled cup, province of Tusayan"

Engraved woodblock of handled cup from Tusayan

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Object Details

publisher

Bureau of American Ethnology

printer

Government Printing Office

author

Holmes, William Henry

Description

This engraved woodblock of a “Handled cup, Province of Tusayan” was prepared by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the print was published in 1886 as 298 (p.327) in an article by William H. Holmes (1846-1933) entitled “Pottery of the Ancient Pueblos” in the Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian, 1882-83.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1886

ID Number

1980.0219.0152

catalog number

1980.0219.0152

accession number

1980.0219

Object Name

block

Object Type

Wood Engraving

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

engraving (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 3.4 cm x 6.5 cm x 2 cm; 1 5/16 in x 2 9/16 in x 13/16 in

place made

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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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/ng49ca746a5-6c3d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_749145