,1'STRATED CATALOGUE OF A 1'ORTIOX OF THE ETHNOLOGIC AND ARCHMOGIC 

 COLLECTIONS MADE BV THE BL'REAU OF ETHNOLOGY DURING THE YEAR 1881. 



By William H. Holmes. 



COLLECTION MADE BY EDWARD PALMER, IN NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND 



ARKANSAS. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



Mr. Palmer began his explorations early in July, 1881, and continued 

 with marked success until the end of the year. 



He first paid a visit to the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, and 

 collected a large number of articles manufactured or used by this people, 

 besides a number of antiquities from the same region. 



From Carolina he crossed into Tennessee, and began work by open- 

 ing a number of mounds in Cocke County. In September he opened a 

 very important mound, which I have named the McMahan Mound. It 

 is located in the vicinity of Sevierville, Sevier County. Afterwards 

 mounds were opened on Faiu's Island, at Dandridge, and at Kingston. 



In September he crossed into Arkansas and made extensive explora- 

 tions at Osceola, Pecan Point, Arkansas Post, and Indian Bay. 



It has devolved upon the writer to examine and catalogue this fine 

 collection. 



In preparing the catalogue the plan of arrangement already adopted 

 by the Bureau has been carried out; that is, a primary classification by 

 locality and a secondary by material. 



The descriptions of specimens are taken from the card catalogue pre- 

 pared by the writer on first opening the collection, and will be given in 

 full, excepting in cases where detailed descriptions have been furnished 

 in separate papers, either in this or the preceding Annual Report. Cuts 

 have been made of a number of the more interesting specimens. The 

 localities are named in the order of their exploration. 



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