Engraved woodblock of a man walking beneath a bare tree

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.

Date Made: ca 1880

Publisher: Bureau of American EthnologyPrinter: Government Printing Office

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

See more items in: 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

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0219.0143Catalog Number: 1980.0219.0143Accession Number: 1980.0219

Object Name: blockObject 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

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

Record Id: nmah_749136

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