ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT XXXVII 



As noted in the last report, an exceedingly valuable 

 acquisition was made throxigli Miss Alice C. Fletcher in 

 the form of the Pawnee ritual known as the Hako ; but 

 on arranging the material for printing certain breaks 

 were foimd which seemed of svich importance as to war- 

 rant postponement of publication pending further efforts 

 in the field to complete the ritual. Accordingly Miss 

 Fletcher revisited Oklahoma, and afterward brought her 

 principal informant to Washington, where the record was 

 finally made perfect. The ritual is remarkable for ex- 

 tent and fulness, for the clear light which it throws on 

 archaic customs and beliefs, and for the systematic and 

 harmonious development of the musical and terpsicho- 

 rean features. The original record was obtained by aid 

 of the graphophone, and this record was then written in 

 words and musical notation, and afterward verified by 

 repetition. On the whole the ritual is one of the most 

 complete ever acquired by the Bureau, and is in every 

 way worthy to be regarded as a type of aboriginal ritual- 

 istic production. The final arrangement of the material 

 was nearly finished at the close of the fiscal year, when 

 the work was interrupted by Miss Fletcher's temporary 

 absence from the city. 



Work in Descriptive Ethnology 



During the earlier portion of the year Mr F. W. Hodge 

 continued the preparation of the Cyclopedia of Native 

 Tribes in connection with editorial work, his progress in 

 both lines being highly satisfactory. On January 31 he 

 resigned his connection with the Bureau to accept a posi- 

 tion in the office of the Secretary. The Cyclopedia mate- 

 rial was then turned over to Mr Mooney, who has made 

 some progress in preparing it for publication. 



During the earlier months of the year Colonel F. F. 

 Hilder was, by temporary transfer, engaged in making 

 collections in the Philippine Islands under the auspices 

 of the Government Board of the Pan-American Exposi- 

 tion. After his return he resumed his duties as Ethnologic 



