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were the items of daily use. This is due to the fact that these people 

 have been just long enough in contact with the white man to have sub- 

 stituted his utensils, implements and foods for their own. Even their 

 ceremonial dress is greatly modified as is shown in figure 14. Their 

 daily dress is that of the white man throughout. Further, they were ap- 

 proaching the point where many of them were ready to give up, to some 

 extent at least, their old ceremonial practices and dispose of the cere- 

 monial bundles. 



Of the several types of bundles obtained, one of the most character- 

 istic was the iniskim or the so-called bufifalo or painted lodge bundle, 

 various specimens of which were added to the Museum's collection. 

 Some of the most interesting of these are shown in figure 46. 



The story of the bufifalo bundle, its origin and use are given in some 

 detail in these pages in an article entitled, "The Blackfoot Iniskim or 

 Bufifalo Bundle, Its Origin and Use.'" 



COLLECTIxNG FOR THE MUSEUM'S NEW 

 SERIES OF BIRD GROUPS 



By Gi:o. Shuosbree" 



After a period of nine years, from 1911 to 1920, during which time 

 the collecting of specimens of mammals and birds had been suppressed 

 or discouraged, a change of policy was inaugurated by the new Director 

 upon his appointment to that ofifice, his policy being to do first-hand 

 collecting with full data rather than to purchase specimens. 



As soon as this policy was announced, the writer commenced to make 

 plans for the season of 1921. Dr. Barrett had suggested the building of 

 a large series of bird groups, including nests, young, eggs, etc. I knew 

 of a colony of Great Blue Herons at Fox Lake, Wisconsin, and a colony 

 of Black-crowned Night Herons near Darlington, Wisconsin, so I 

 booked these two colonies as a part of the first season's "raids." It is, 

 of course, very easy to make plans of this kind, but the real test comes 

 in securing the specimens. The Great Blue Herons had built their nests 

 in large oak and maple trees seventy to eighty feet up, and almost in- 

 Aaria1)ly from eight to twelve feet out from the trunk. Here was a 

 situation calling for real "p^p" and a level head. 



'•Equally interesting facts were secured concerning' the Beaver Bundle and 

 others, but the iniskim will serve as a type of the Blackfoot sacred parapher- 

 nalia. 



"Chief Taxidermist, Milwaukee Public Museum. 



