Engraved woodblock of a "Dancer 'swallowing' the great plumed arrow"

Description:

This engraved woodblock of a “Dancer ‘swallowing’ the great plumed arrow” was prepared by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the image was published as Figure 55 (p.434) in an article by Dr. Washington Matthews (1843-1905) entitled “The Mountain Chant: a Navajo ceremony” in the Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian, 1883-84.

Date Made: 1887

Block Maker: A.P.J. & Co.Printer: Government Printing OfficePublisher: Bureau of American EthnologyAuthor: Matthews, Washington

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, WashingtonAssociated Place: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: Native Americans

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0219.1112Catalog Number: 1980.0219.1112Accession Number: 1980.0219

Object Name: blockObject Type: Wood Engraving

Physical Description: wood (overall material)engraving (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 13.3 cm x 5.8 cm x 2.3 cm; 5 1/4 in x 2 5/16 in x 7/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7046-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_750104

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