FEBRUARY 8, 1901.] 
Sikyatki which yielded important results, 
and from Mishonovi—one of the most im- 
portant of the Hopi ruins—securing over 
600 pieces of decorated pottery alone, while 
from other regions he secured representa- 
tive collections. Having exhausted the 
region in the immediate vicinity of the 
present Hopi villages he turned his atten- 
tion to ruins of the North, many of which 
had never been previously visited by any 
scientist. While in this region he discov- 
ered ruins which we have reason to believe 
had never been seen by any white man. 
As a result of this expedition the Museum 
acquired nearly three thousand invaluable 
specimens, comprising every object which 
we might reasonably expect to find in 
graves or house ruins, and including a large 
number of rare forms of bahos or prayer 
offerings. Many unusual forms of stone 
implements, idols, and mask forms were 
found, while especially noteworthy are four 
painted stone slabs which probably once 
served in some Hopi altar and of which 
specimens have rarely ever before been 
found. Concerning the exact value of the 
contributions which may be made to science 
as a result of this last Hopi expedition it is 
of course too early yet to speak, but that 
our knowledge of the Hopi and of their 
migrations has been extended in many 
ways there is no question. 
Finally there may be considered the con- 
tents of the two halls in the Field Co- 
lumbian Museum devoted to the Hopi, for 
here, it may be properly assumed, are the 
visible, tangible results of these McCor- 
mick expeditions. Of the thirty-four cases 
which contain these collections, eleven are 
devoted to the ordinary every-day life of 
the Hopi. Here we may trace in detail, 
by means of thoroughly labeled specimens, 
models and three life-like groups, the do- 
mestic life of the Hopi through every 
phase of industry—such as pottery-making, 
basketry, spinning and weaving, costumes, 
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stone and bone utensils of various sort, etc. 
In the same room with these domestic col- 
lections are to be found several cases con- 
taining such of the material from ancient 
ruins as has been put on exhibition. These 
collections, however, it is to be expected, 
will be removed from this hall and shown 
in an adjoining hall along with collections 
which have been derived from the last two 
expeditions and which may be derived from 
further expeditions. 
Much might be said of the interest at- 
taching to the numerous specimens which 
these expeditions have yielded, but atten- 
tion can only be directed to a single group 
of objects, namely, the yellow ware food 
bowls. Each one of these bowls is beauti- 
fully made (in fact no finer pottery has 
been found in America) and they are gener- 
ally decorated on the interior with certain 
mythological figures or symbols. Among 
these bowls are very few duplicates, each 
one having its own story, having served 
during the life of its owner its own peculiar 
mission. 
The second Hopi room is devoted to cere- 
monies and to the religious life in general 
of the Hopi. In this hall no distinct phase 
of the ceremonial or religious life has been 
omitted, and simply to show the fullness 
and richness of the collection, mention may 
be made of two or three categories of ob- 
jects. While the Hopi are not greatly ad- 
dicted to smoking, yet the use of tobacco 
forms a very important part in all of their 
ceremonies, and, for the production of 
smoke which shall symbolize clouds, special 
forms of pipes are used, known as cloud 
blowers. In other ways also during cere- 
monies pipes of special construction or de- 
sign are used. The collection numbers 
over sixty interesting and carefully labeled 
specimens of pipes, many of which are ex- 
tremely rare forms. During the ceremonies 
many forms of bahos or prayer messengers 
are used, and as these bahos are not made 
