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tjTJewritten pages, including the music, which has been 

 transcril)ed from the dictaphone. Besides the Wax'obe 

 ritual, Wa'thuxago gave, in fragmentary form, the Ni'kie 

 ritual of his gens; this covers 20 tj-pewritten pages, includ- 

 ing the music of the songs, which also have been transcribed 

 from the dictaphone. The translations of the songs and 

 wi'gie of these rituals have yet to be made and the explana- 

 tory texts written. Wa'thuxage died in May, 1915. 



The second interruption was by Xutha Wato"i" and 

 Watse'mo"i°,from whom additional information was obtained. 

 The former gave three of the wi'gie : Wi'gie Tonga or Great 

 Wi'gie, Ki'no" Wi'gie or Symbolic Painting Wi'gie, and Waz- 

 ho'igathe Wi'gie or Gentile Symbol Wi'gie, which it was his 

 part to recite at the tribal ceremonies. These cover 37 

 typewi'itten pages. Besides the three wi'gie, Xutha' Wato"i° 

 gave the ritual of the Ni'kie degree of his gens. The wi'gie 

 and songs of the ritual, including the music, comprise 15 

 pages. The translations of the three wi'gie, and the wi'gie 

 and songs of the Ni'kie ritual, have yet to be made and the ex- 

 planatory notes assembled. Watse'mo"i° gave another ver- 

 sion of the Ni'dse Wa^pe Wi'gie, or Black Bear Wi'gie, which- 

 . he had already given some time ago. This new version is 

 the one recited when the widow of a deceased member of 

 the No"'ho"zhi''ga is admitted to take his place in the order; 

 it comprises G typewritten pages and will form a part of the 

 No"'zhizho" ritual. This informant also gave some informa- 

 tion concerning his great grandfather, who was a prominent 

 "medicine-man." The notes recorded from the dictation of 

 Watse'mo"i" have yet to be transcribed. The story will form 

 a part of the chapter on the Wako°dagi, or "medicine-men." 



Mrs. M. C. Stevenson, ethnologist, continued her researches 

 among the Tewa Indians of New Mexico, but failing health 

 prevented her from completing the final revision of the manu- 

 script of her memoir as she had hoped, and it remained un- 

 finished at the time of her unfortunate death, on June 24, 

 in the suburbs of Washington. It is believed, however, that 

 when an opportunity of fully examining Mrs. Stevenson's 

 completed manuscript and notes is afforded it will be found 

 in condition for publication after the customary editorial 



