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manner it was possible to study about 70 per cent of the 
texts, and this led, naturally, to the collection of other cor- 
rective or amplifying texts and notes. These aggregate 
502 pages, comprising 42 topics, recorded from rituals re- 
ceived by Shaman Joshua Buck and Chief Abram Charles. 
In addition, Mr. Hewitt recorded in English translation three 
traditions, comprising 45 pages, purporting to relate events 
and to express ideas alleged to have led to the founding of 
the League of the Iroquois, showing naively the birth of the 
idea of human brotherhood and fellowhood in contradistinc- 
tion to mere local tribalism. 
Mr. Hewitt also made important discoveries regarding 
Troquois social organization, namely, that certain so-called 
clans do not exist outside of the names used to designate 
them. For instance, the “Ball” clan is in reality the Hawk 
clan; the “Hand”’ clan of the Cayuga is the Gray Wolf clan, 
and the “ Potato” clan of that tribe is in fact a Duck clan or 
possibly a Wolf clan. This confusion has been due to popu- 
lar acceptance of a sobriquet for the real name, hence the 
doubt in the last instance between the Duck and the Wolf, 
which it is probable will ultimately be removed. Mr. Hewitt 
was fortunate also in obtaining a set of wooden masks of the 
various wind gods, and also two masks of food gods—eight 
in all. He also procured the gourd rattle used by the late 
Chief John Buck, a medicine flute, and what was probably 
the last cradle-board with a beaded belt on the reservation. 
On returning from the field early in July, Mr. Hewitt 
undertook at once the editing and copying of the texts of 
some of his material relating to the Iroquois League. Among 
these are the following, chiefly in the Onondaga language: 
(1) The eulogy of the grandsires and founders, one of the 
essential chants in the condolence ritual, in the version used 
by the “father side’ of the league; (2) the laws governing 
federal chiefs in intertribal relations; (3) the laws relating to 
murder committed by a federal chief; (4) the charge made 
to a newly installed federal chief; (5) the important tradition 
of the Bear-foot episode; (6) the address made at the lodge 
of a deceased federal chief three days after his burial; and 
(7) the laws relating to the nomination and election of a 
