Engraved woodblock of a "Woman pounding acorns"

Description:

This engraved woodblock of a “Woman pounding acorns” was prepared by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the print was published in 1877 as Figure 42 (p.420) in an article by Stephen Powers (1840-1904) entitled “Tribes of California” in Contributions to North American Ethnology v.3. Contributions was published by the U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey, a precursor to the Bureau of American Ethnology under the direction of John Wesley Powell (1834-1902).

Date Made: 1877

Publisher: Bureau of American EthnologyPrinter: Government Printing OfficeAuthor: Powers, StephenOriginal Artist: Chase, A. W.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia

Subject: Native Americans

Subject:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0219.0288Catalog Number: 1980.0219.0288Accession Number: 1980.0219

Object Name: blockObject Type: Wood Engraving

Physical Description: wood (overall material)engraving (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 5.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 2.3 cm; 2 3/16 in x 3 3/8 in x 7/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a244-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_749281

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