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MATERIAL CULTURE AMONG THE CHIPPEWA 

 During- the summer of 1918 Miss Frances Densmore, of the Bureau 

 of American Ethnology, visited four localities and her work included 

 a wide field of research. The first reservation visited was Fort Ber- 

 thold in North Dakota. The purpose of this trip was a final consul- 

 tation with the Mandan and Hidatsa Indians concerning- their music 



n . ijii. Wiiinan placing toliacco in ground before felling 

 birch tree. 



to complete her bulletin on that subject. Information on important 

 points was verified, and additional material was secured, especially 

 regarding the musical instruments used by these tribes. Among 

 the latter data was a description of a " double whistle," said to have 

 been used by the Mandans in former times, and a peculiarly decorated 

 drum used by the (ioose women's society. A close examination 

 of a similar drum in the North Dakota State Historical Society re- 

 vealed a trace of this decoration, almost obliterated by age and use. 

 This specimen was kindly loaned by that society for illustration. 



