This engraved woodblock of “The Warrior and his Bride” was prepared by Henry Hobart Nichols (1838-1887) and the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the print was published in 1875 as Figure 15 (p.44) in Report of the Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution by John Wesley Powell (1834-1902).
Location
Currently not on view
ca 1875
1875
ID Number
1980.0219.0465
accession number
1980.0219
catalog number
1980.0219.0465
Object Name
block
block, engraved wood
Object Type
Wood Engraving
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
engraving (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 10.2 cm x 14 cm x 2.3 cm; 4 in x 5 1/2 in x 7/8 in
place made
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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Wood Blocks for early Bureau of American Ethnology Publications, Graphic Arts Collection
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