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FIELD-WORK AMONG THE SAUK AND FOX 

 Dr. Truman Michelson, ethnologist, of the lUtreau of American 

 Ethnology, spent two and a half months at Tama, Iowa, among the 

 Sauk and Fox Indians. Shortly after his arrival, lulv i, the death 



Fig. 126. — Some Fox Children in Gala Attire. 



Fig. 127. — A Ceremonial Drum used in the Fox " Religion-Dance. 



of William W'anatie's son occurred. Dr. Michelson was given 

 tohacco and told to go to the house and he one of those to sit up 

 all night with the corpse, ^^'anatie is the owner of one of the 

 drums connected with the so-called religion-dance ; and the oppor- 



