L ANNUAL REl'OKT OF TllK DIRECTOR 



modem inaiiut'acture of wumpum in New Jersey; a small col- 

 lection of fragmentary pottery from the eastern shore of Mary- 

 land was presented by Mr. Joseph D. McGuire, of Ellicott 

 City; and Mr. Holmes secured a series of articles, including 

 arrowheads, shell implements, and pottery, from the island of 

 Nantucket. Mound explorations, conducted by Dr. Cyrus 

 Thomas, yielded a valuable series of objects of stone and clay. 

 An unusually interesting series of the earthen vessels of the 

 ancient pueblo races was secured by Mr. E. W. Nelson in east- 

 ern central Arizona. The greater part of the abovementioned 

 material has already been catalogued and turned over to the 

 U. S. National Museum. 



Dr. H. C. Yarrow, acting assistant surgeon, U. S. Army, 

 besides his field explorations described, continued to collect 

 information relative to the mortuary customs of North Ameri- 

 can Indians. Of the material gathered, a considerable portion 

 has been forwarded by various persons throughout the coun- 

 try in answer to the circular sent out early in the last year, 

 but much has also been derived from the published works 

 on anthropologic subjects, including scientific journals and re- 

 ports. Numerous authorities have been consulted and much 

 time has been devoted to the consideration of the many theories 

 advanced to account for certain peculiar rites and customs. 



Mr. Charles C. Royce continued during the year the prepa- 

 ration of a historical atlas of Indian cessions. The boundaries 

 of the various cessions of land by the different Indian tribes 

 were traced out and located upon the maps of the States and 

 Territories left uncompleted at tlie date of the last annual re- 

 port. All that remains to be done in completing the atlas for 

 publication is to transcribe, with considerable elaboration, the 

 historical and descriptive notes pertaining to the various ces- 

 sions, and to make, from the rough working sheets, legible 

 copies of the maps showing the boundaries of the cessions 

 within the States of California, Oregon, Nevada, and Texas 

 and the Territories of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, 

 Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Dakota. Most of these States 

 and Territories will each require two maps, showing respec- 



