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103,964. Pair of charms used by the Karuk Indians of northern Cali- 

 fornia to ward off pains and bewitchments. Made by Mrs. Phoebe 

 Maddux, of the Karuk tribe. (2 specimens.) 



105,865. Collection of ethnological objects gathered from the Hupa 

 Indians of California by E. G. Johnson and purchased from him 

 by the bureau. (27 specimens.) 



PROPERTY 



Office equipment was purchased to the amount of 

 $292.70. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



The correspondence and other clerical work of the office 

 has been conducted by Miss May S. Clark, clerk to the 

 chief, assisted by Mr. Anthony W. Wilding, assistant clerk. 

 Miss Mae W. Tucker, stenographer, assisted Dr. John R. 

 Swanton in his work of compiling a dictionary of the Ata- 

 kapa and compiled two catalogues of the manuscripts in 

 the archives of the bureau — one arranged according to 

 author and the other numerically. Mrs. Frances S. 

 Nichols assisted the editor. 



During the course of the year information was furnished 

 by members of the staff in reply to numerous inquiries 

 concerning the North American Indian peoples, both past 

 and present, and the Mexican peoples of the prehistoric 

 and early historic periods to the south. Various speci- 

 mens sent to the bureau were identified and data on them 

 furnished for their owners. 



Personnel. — Mr. M. W. Stilling was appointed chief of 

 the bureau August 1, 1928. Dr. J. Walter Fewkes retired 

 as associate anthropologist of the bureau November 14, 

 1928. 



Respectfully submitted. 



M. W. Stirling, Chief. 



Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



