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

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.

Date Made: 1886

Publisher: Bureau of American EthnologyPrinter: Government Printing OfficeAuthor: Holmes, William Henry

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Subject: Native Americans

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0219.0152Catalog Number: 1980.0219.0152Accession Number: 1980.0219

Object Name: blockObject 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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6c3d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_749145

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