overall: 12 cm x 9 cm x 2.3 cm; 4 3/4 in x 3 9/16 in x 7/8 in
Object Name:
block
block, engraved wood
Object Type:
Wood Engraving
Place made:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
1875ca 1875
ca 1875
1875
Description:
This engraved woodblock of an American Indian identified as “Pa’ri-ats” was prepared by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the image was published in 1875 as Figure 7 (p.17) in <I>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</I> by John Wesley Powell (1834-1902). The illustration was engraved by Henry Hobart Nichols (1838-1887).
