Engraved woodblock of hand signs for the letters 'S' through 'Y'

Description:

This engraved woodblock shows hand signs for the letters "S" through "Y." The illustration was used in a publication relating to the gesture-signs and signals of the North American Indians by Garrick Mallery; it was prepared and printed by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. for the Bureau of American Ethnology in about 1880.

Date Made: ca 1880

Publisher: Bureau of American EthnologyPrinter: Government Printing OfficeAuthor: Mallery, GarrickBlock Maker: Grottenthaler, V.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, WashingtonAssociated Place: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: Native Americans

Subject:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0219.1368Catalog Number: 1980.0219.1368Accession Number: 1980.0219

Object Name: blockObject Type: Wood Engraving

Physical Description: wood (overall material)engraving (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 17.9 cm x 10.2 cm x 2.3 cm; 7 1/16 in x 4 in x 7/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-89d0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_750359

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