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German}', Italy, Sweden, Egypt, and Turkey, and others were thoroughly studied. 

 Mr. Mi'Gnire also compiled much material relating to governmental sujiport of 

 anthropologic science in various countries. Later he took up and made much prog- 

 ress in the preparation of an archeological map of the United States, devoting his 

 attention chiefly to the middle Atlantic coast section. 



Each year, especially during the winter season when Congress is in session, numer- 

 ous delegations of Indians visit Washington. It has been customary to have photo- 

 grajjhs made of members of these delegations in the Bureau laboratory, but hereto- 

 fore the work has not been systematized. As proposed in the plan of operations, 

 careful attention was given to this subject during the year. Mr. Andrew John, an 

 Iroquois Indian, resident in the city, was employed to interview and make the 

 acquaintance of all delegations on their arrival, with the view of conducting them to 

 the laboratories of the Bureau and the National Museum, where arrangements were 

 made to have measurements and photographs taken, and plaster masks also made 

 of all who were w'iiling to submit to the process. In the absence of proper labora- 

 tories in the Bureau for all save the photographic work, the delegations were in the 

 main conducted to the laboratories of the National Museum, where every facility was 

 afforded. The results of the year's work have been most satisfactory: One hundred 

 and ten 8 by 10 negatives were made by Mr. Smillie and his assistants; measurements 

 of 32 individuals were taken by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka in the Physical Laboratory; and 

 masks of 20 individuals were made by Mr. William Palmer. The following is a list 

 of the principal delegations, with the numbers conducted to the laboratories in each 

 case: 



Yankton Sioux • 3 



Iowa 5 



Muskogee Creek 5 



Sac and Fox 2 



Nez Perc^ 2 



Osage 4 



Osage 5 



Yakima 3 



Sisseton Sioux 4 



Oglala Sioux 2 



Yankton Sioux II 



COLLECTIONS. 



The collections of ethnological and ai'cheo logical si^ecimens made during the year 

 are exceptionally important. A special effort was made to obtain material for the 

 purjiose of illustrating the researches of the Bureau at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- 

 tion. Valuable additions along this line were obtained by Doctor Fewkes in the West 

 Indies, by Mrs. Stevenson in the Puel)lo country, by Doctor Swanton in Alaska and 

 British Columbia, and by Mr. Mooney in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Seven 

 hundred and seventy-eight specimens have been transferred to the National Museum, 

 and such of these as were required for the purpose were sent to the exposition. 

 Other collections were forwarded directly to the exposition and have not been 

 transferred. 



In order that cioUections made by the Bureau may receive immediate attention 

 with respect to preservation from moths and other insects, and with the view of 

 having them properly and promptly catalogui'd, tliey are, on arrival in Washington, 

 placed in the hands of the head curator of anthro])ology of the National Museum, 

 who has at hand all necessary facilities for preservation and record. It is understood, 

 however, that these collections are at all times to he at the disposal of the Bureau for 

 purposes of study and illustration. In all, alwut 1,000 specimens, mostly of excep- 

 tional value, have been acquired during the year. 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The work of the illustrations division remained in charge of Mr. De Lancey Gill. 

 Illustrations for two ainiual reports— the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth — and for 

 Bulletin 28 were edited and prepared for transmittal to the Public Printer; 137 



