Engraved woodblock of three individuals, two on horses and one standing

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Description:

This engraved woodblock of three American Indians, two on horseback and one standing, was engraved by F. S. King 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 OfficeBlock Maker: V. W. & Co.Graphic Artist: King, Francis Scott

Location: Currently not on view

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

Subject: Native Americans

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts, Cultures & Communities, Communications, Wood Blocks for early Bureau of American Ethnology Publications, Graphic Arts Collection, Science & Mathematics, Wood Engravings, Graphic Arts Collection, Art

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0219.1242Catalog Number: 1980.0219.1242Accession Number: 1980.0219

Object Name: blockObject Type: Wood Engraving

Physical Description: wood (overall material)engraving (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 9.8 cm x 9 cm x 2.3 cm; 3 7/8 in x 3 9/16 in x 7/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-af69-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_750233

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