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from any hitherto found. The tribes from which they were 

 obtained had no knowledge of the origin of these vases, but 

 they were in all probability made by the people who resided 

 in a village of considerable size, about 12 miles east of Moki, 

 called by the Navajos Tally-hogan, or singing houses. It is 

 probable that some of these people have been absorbed in the 

 Tusayan villages. An examination' of this village, which is 

 now in ruins, revealed immense quantities of fragments of pot- 

 tery, on all of which were designs and figures similar to those 

 on the ancient vessels of the Moki, above referred to. The 

 amount of material secured from Moki is about 12,000 pounds, 

 and that from Zufli 21,000 pounds. Both of these collections 

 have been deposited in the National Museum. 



The value and variety of the objects collected in Zuni and 

 the Moki Pueblos appear so clearly in the illustrated and de- 

 scriptive catalogues of them forming part of the Second Annual 

 Report, and of the present volume, that they need not be spe- 

 cially recapitulated in this place. 



The Director desires to renew the expression heretofore made 

 of his appreciation of the industry and skill shown by Mr. 

 Stevenson in securing these exhaustive and valuable collections. 



WORK OF MR. VICTOR MINDELE1T. 



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Mr. Victor Mindeleff, with several assistants, completed a 

 survey of Zufli for the purpose of constructing a model of this 

 village on a scale of one-sixtieth. The model was subsequently 

 completed, and is now on exhibition in the National Museum. 

 The area covered by Zufli is 1,200 by 600 feet, not including 

 the goat and sheep corrals and gardens, which occupy a much 

 larger area. The model, however, illustrates all those features. 

 The preparation of this model by Mr. Mindeleff required much 

 labor and skill. It is executed in papier macke", and presents 

 the true colors of the village as well as of all the details. 



WORK OF MR. KILLERS. 



During the season, Mr. J. K. Hillers, the accomplished and 

 skillful photographer of the Geological Survey, in addition to 



