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years by Mr James Stevensou, and by the aid of the war 

 priest of Zuni secured from the tribe some interesting objects. 

 Through 'the influence of the war priest, the priest of the 

 Ka-ka, and theurgists of the "medicine societies," Mrs Steven- 

 son was able to be present at Zuni ceremonials almost contin- 

 uously from the time of her arrival to her departure in March. 



WORK OF 1)R W. J. HOFFMAN 



Dr W. J. Hoffinan proceeded early in August to the Meno- 

 raini reservation in Wisconsin, in response to an invitation from 

 the mitawok or chiefs of the Mitawit (or "Grand Medicine 

 Society") of the Menomini Indians, to observe the ritualistic 

 ceremonies and order of initiation of a- new candidate for mem- 

 bership, for comparison with similar ceremonials of other 

 Algonquian tribes. In addition to the mythologic material col- 

 lected at this attendance, he also secured much valuable infor- 

 mation relating to the primitive customs and usages of the 

 Menomini for use in the preparation of a monograph on that 

 people. Specimens of their workmanship were also collected. 



As he had been appointed a special agent for making eth- 

 nologic collections for the exhibit to be made by the Bureau 

 of Ethnology at the World's Columbian Exposition, he secured 

 a collection of Menomini material, as well as a number of 

 desired objects at White Earth reservation, Minnesota. In May, 

 1892, he visited the Crow agency in Montana, to procure a 

 collection of articles illustrating the industries and workman- 

 ship of the Crow Indians. It was deemed specially desirable 

 to obtain some of the elaborate clothing for which the tribe is 

 remarkable. A unique series of articles was obtained, after 

 which a visit was made to the isolated band of Ojibwa at 

 Leech lake, Minnesota, to collect various specimens desired to 

 complete the collection illustrating early Ojibwa history. 



On his return, Dr Hoffman again stopped at the Menomini 

 reservation to make final collections of ethnologic material and 

 to complete his studies of the ritual and initiatory ceremonies 

 of the Grand Medicine Society, a meeting of which body had 

 been called for this special purpose. He returned to Washing- 

 ton in June, 1892. 



