Engraved woodblock of an American Indian woman

Description:

This engraved woodblock of a portrait of an American Indian woman was prepared by Henry Hobart Nichols (1838-1887) and 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 OfficeGraphic Artist: Nichols, H. H.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Subject: Native Americans

Subject:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0219.0528Accession Number: 1980.0219Catalog Number: 1980.0219.0528

Object Name: blockObject Type: Wood Engraving

Physical Description: wood (overall material)engraving (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 8 cm x 6.7 cm x 2.3 cm; 3 1/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 7/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-af6f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_749520

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