XXIV BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



preparation of the Cyclopedia of Indian Tribes, the researches 

 concerning the Seri and Papago Indians, and other hnes of 

 work. 



Illustrations. Mr DeLancev W. Gill has remained in charg-e 

 of tlie ])hotographic laboratory and of the preparation of ilkis- 

 trations b}' other than photographic means, and the progress 

 of his work has been highly satisfactory. The additions to tlie 

 pliotograpliic negatives representing Indian visitors to Wash- 

 ington and the work of field parties have been unprecedented. 



COLLECTIONS 



Among the special collections made during the vear were 

 those of Mr McGee and Mr Holmes in (Jalifornia, comprising 

 stone artifacts in considerable number and variety, baskets, 

 and other objects, the collections being of special value in that 

 they represent typical prehistoric workmanship and typical 

 modem workmanship combined, and in tliat they were made 

 on the ground by experts in arclie':>logic and ethnologic 

 research. Another collection of special interest, though of 

 somewhat limited extent, was made in southern Patagonia 

 and Tierra. del Fuego by i\Ir J. P). Hatcher; a portion of the 

 material was received during the year. A numljer of typical 

 collections made by correspondents of the Bureau and others 

 were also acquired during the vear. One of these includes 

 the Wichita house and house fm-niture obtained by Mr 

 Moonev, mentioned elsewhere; another is the suit and regalia 

 of Kahkewacpionaby (afterward called Dr Peter Edward 

 Jones), a member of the Messissauga tribe of the Ojibwa; a 

 third is a small but rare and significant lot, including a beau- 

 tiful example of the stone yoke, or ceremonial collar, obtained 

 from Mexico through the agency of Mr Holmes. 



PROPERTY 



The property of the Bureau was classified and described in 

 some detail in a previous report. During the past year a 

 niiml)er of manuscripts have been added to the archives, chiefly 

 by contribution from con*espondents, and others have been 



