Engraved woodblock of a man walking beneath a bare tree

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Object Details

publisher

Bureau of American Ethnology

printer

Government Printing Office

Description

This engraved woodblock of a man walking beneath a bare tree was prepared in about 1880 by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. for the Bureau of American Ethnology.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1880

ID Number

1980.0219.0143

catalog number

1980.0219.0143

accession number

1980.0219

Object Name

block

Object Type

Wood Engraving

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

engraving (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 8 cm x 5.6 cm x 2.3 cm; 3 1/8 in x 2 3/16 in x 7/8 in

place made

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

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

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8cc1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_749136