BEPORT OF THE SECEETARY 73 



tions, songs of the potlatch and various social dances, songs con- 

 nected with contests of physical strength, " gratitude songs," which 

 were sung by individuals at feasts, lullabies for children, courting 

 songs, and the songs of wedding festivities. 



Dances and gatherings of the tribe were attended ; numerous speci- 

 mens illustrating the culture of the people were collected ; the singers 

 and environment were photographed; and about 30 specimens of 

 plants were collected, with a description of their economic uses. 



"WTiile in Washington, D. C, Miss Densmore arranged in a cata- 

 logue list 368 songs awaiting publication, and arranged in the 

 proper order for publication all her material on Pawnee, Papago, 

 Yuma, Cocopa, and Mohave music. Four manuscripts were sub- 

 mitted during the year, with the titles " Cocopa and Mohave Dance 

 Songs," "Dance Songs and Flute Music of the Yuma," "WTialing 

 Songs, Dream Songs, and legend Songs of the Makah," and " Pot- 

 latch Songs of the Makah." These comprised, in addition to the 

 text, 87 songs, with phonograph records, musical transcriptions, and 

 analyses. 



EDITORIAL WORK AXD PI7BLICATI0XS 



The editing of the publications of the bureau was continued 

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

 Frances S. Nichols, editorial assistant. The status of the publica- 

 tions is presented in the following summary : 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED 



Bulletin 79. Blood Revenge, War, and Victory Feasts Among tlie Jibaro In- 

 dians of Eastern Ecuador (Karsten). viii, 94 pp., 10 pis. 



Bulletin 80. Mandan and Hidatsa Music (Densmore). xx, 192 pp., 19 pis., 

 6 figs. 



Bulletin 81. Excavations in the Chama Valley, New Mexico (Jeancon). ix, 80 

 pp., 65 pis., 38 figs. 



List of publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology. 4.5 pp. 



PUBLICATIONS IN PRESS OK IN PREPABATION 



Thirty-eighth Annual Report. Accompanying paper: An Introductory Study of 

 the Arts, Crafts, and Customs of the Guiana Indians (Roth). 



Thirty-ninth Annual Report. Accompanying paper : The Osage Tribe : The 

 Rite of Vigil (La Flesche). 



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

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

 dian 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 Report. Accompanying paper: Salish Basketry (Boas). 



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

 Social Usages of the Indians of the Creek Confederacy (Swanton). 



