72 . ANNUAL. EEPOBT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1925 



tive music which, it is believed, have not hitherto been described. 

 The Tulc Indians are unique in that tliey do not pound on a drum, 

 a pole, or any other object. Their favorite musical instrument is 

 the "" pan jiipe " of reeds. Two men usually play these pipes, sound- 

 intr alternate tones. The music of tlicse pan pipes was phonograph- 

 ically recorded and transcribed as nearly as is possible in nnisical 

 notation. An instrument wliich, as far as known, has not been pre- 

 viously observed, is a reed flute haviupj two finger holes but no 

 "whistle opening." The upi)er end of the reed is held inside the 

 mouth, possibly touching the roof of the mouth, and for this reason 

 the instrument is designated as a "■ mouth flute." A gourd rattle, 

 conch shell horn, and bone whistle complete the musical instruments 

 of these Indians. 



The words of the songs narrate a series of events, such as the 

 preparation for a wedding and a description of the festivity, or the 

 illness and death of a man, followed by " talking to his spirit." 

 Chief Igwa Nigidibippi, who recorded the songs, was a trained 

 singer. 



EDITORIAL WORK AND TUBLICATIONS 



The editing of the publications of the bureau was continued 

 through the year by Mr. Stanley Searles, editor, assisted by Mrs. 

 Frances Nichols, editorial assistant. The status of the publications 

 is presented in the following summary. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED 



Thirty-eighth Annu.'il Report. Accompanj'ing paper: An Introductory Stud> 



of the Arts, Crafts, and Customs of the Guiana Indians, by Walter E. Roth. 



745 pp., 183 pis., 341 figs. 

 Thirty-ninth Annual Report. Accompanying paper : The Osage Trilje ; The 



Rite of Vigil, by Francis La Flesclie. 6".6 pp., 17 pis., 4 tigs. (Received July 



13. 1925.) 

 Bulletin 78. Handbook of the Indians of California, by A. L. Kroeber. x, 995 



pp., 83 pis., 78 figs. (Received July 17, 1925.) 



PUBLICATIONB IN PRESS OR IN PREPARATION 



Fortieth Annual Report. Accompanying papers : The Mythical Origin of the 

 White Buffalo Dance of the Fox Indians; The Autobiography of a Fox 

 Indian Woman ; Notes on Fox Mortuary Customs and Beliefs ; Notes on the 

 Fox Society Known as " Those Who Worship the Little Spotted Buffalo " ; 

 The Traditional Origin of the Fox Society Known as " The Singing Around 

 Rite" (Michelson). 



Forty-first Annual Rei)ort. Accomi';uiying papers: Coiled Basketry in Brit- 

 ish Columbi.'i and Surrounding Region (Boas, assi.stod by Ilaeberlin, Roberts, 

 and Teit) ; Two I'rehistoric Villages in iMiddle Tennessee (Myer). 



Forty-second Annual Report. Accompanying papers : Social Organization and 

 Social Usages of the Indians of the Creek Confederacy ; Religious Beliefs 

 and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians; The Culture of the Southeast 

 (Swanton). 



