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a second paper was prepared which covers the tbllowiug topics : Form 

 m the textile art, rehitiou of form to oruameut, textile oriuuneut, devel- 

 opment of a geometric system of ornament within the art, geometricity 

 imposed upon adopted elements, and the extension of the geometric sys- 

 tem to other forms of art. These papers are accompanied by over 500 

 illustrations, and will appear in the Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau 

 of Ethuology. 



It is difficult to obtain a correct statement of the number of specimens 

 in the collection, as much of the ware is iu a fragmentary condition. 



A very large and important series of vases is still retained in the 

 Arch»ologic Hall of the Smithsonian Institution. It is expected that 

 during the coming year cases will be built and placed in the pottery court 

 to accommodate representative series of this material. 



