Engraved woodblock of a "Vase with animal heads"

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Description:

This engraved woodblock of a “Vase with animal heads” was prepared by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the image was published as Figure 137 (p.96) in an article by William Henry Holmes (1846-1933) entitled “Ancient Art of the Province of Chiriqui, Colombia” in the Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian, 1884-85.

Date Made: 1888

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: 1980.0219.0896Catalog Number: 1980.0219.0896Accession Number: 1980.0219

Object Name: blockObject Type: Wood Engraving

Physical Description: wood (overall material)engraving (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 4.3 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm; 1 11/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 13/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-75e3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_749888

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