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Engraved woodblock of a "Zuni Paint Cup"

American History Museum

Engraved woodblock of a Zuni paint cup
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Object Details

publisher

Bureau of American Ethnology

printer

Government Printing Office

photographer

Hillers, John K.

author

Stevenson, James

Description

This engraved woodblock of a “Zuni Paint Cup” was prepared by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the image was published as Figure 457 (p.364) in an article by James Stevenson (1840-1888) entitled “Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona in 1879” in the Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian, 1880-81. BAE photographer John K. Hillers (1843-1925) accompanied Stevenson on this expedition.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1883

ID Number

1980.0219.0986

catalog number

1980.0219.0986

accession number

1980.0219

Object Name

block

Object Type

Wood Engraving

Physical Description

wood (overall material)
engraving (overall production method/technique)

Measurements

overall: 3.8 cm x 4.7 cm x 2.2 cm; 1 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in x 7/8 in

place made

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Native Americans

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-ac52-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_749978

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