Engraved woodblock of "The Warrior and his Bride"

Object Details

publisher

Bureau of American Ethnology

printer

Government Printing Office

author

Powell, John Wesley

graphic artist

Nichols, H. H.

Description

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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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

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Communications

Wood Blocks for early Bureau of American Ethnology Publications, Graphic Arts Collection

Science & Mathematics

Wood Engravings, Graphic Arts Collection

Art

National Museum of American History

subject

Native Americans

Record ID

nmah_749457

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7fed-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa