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54946. Two sacred bundles of the Osage Indians. Purchased by Francis La 



Flesche. 

 55002. Sacred bundle of the Fox Indians. Purchased through Dr. Truman 



Michelson. 

 55075. An Osage buffalo-hair rope (reata) and an Osage woven belt. Pur- 

 chased through Francis La Flesche. 

 55234. Two ethnological objects from the natives of British Guiana, presented 



to the bureau by Dr. Walter E. Roth, of Pomeroon River, British Guiana. 

 55323. Set of five plum-seed gaming dice of the Omaha Indians and a bottle of 



seeds used by the same Indians as perfume. Presented by Frauds La 



Flesche. 

 55420. Pair of Osage ceremonial moccasins and an Osage ceremonial ' pipe." 



Presented by Francis La Flesche. 



PROPERTY. 



As stated in previous reports, the property of the bureau of great- 

 est value consists of its library, manuscripts for reference or publi- 

 cation, and photographic negatives. A reasonable number of cam- 

 eras, dictagraphs, and other apparatus, chiefly for use in the field, 

 as well as a limited stock of stationery and office supplies, necessary 

 office furniture, and equipment, are also in possession of the bureau. 

 The sum of $893.21 was expended for office furniture (including fire- 

 proof filing cases) during the year, $452.57 for apparatus (including 

 typewriters, cameras, dictagraphs, etc.), and $258.45 for books and 

 periodicals. 



The manuscripts of the bureau, many of which are of extreme 

 value, are deposited in metal cases in a small room in the north 

 tower of the Smithsonian Building, which should be made as nearly 

 fireproof as possible. Requests for a small appropriation to protect 

 the manuscripts against possible destruction have been made in the 

 past, but unfortunately the means have not been granted. The 

 manuscripts, which have been in the immediate care of Mr. J. N. B. 

 Hewitt, have increased from time to time during the year, chiefly 

 by the temporary deposit of materials preparatory to editing for 

 publication. Mention may here be made, however, of the gift of 

 some manuscript Chippewa letters from the Rev. Joseph A. Gilfillan, 

 and the acquirement of a photostat copy of the Motul-lNIaya Diction- 

 ary, made at the expense of the bureau from the original in the John 

 Carter Brown Library, at Providence, R. I., as elsewhere noted. 

 Mention may also be made of various vocabularies or parts of vocabu- 

 laries, 23 items in all, which were restored to the bureau by Mrs. 

 Louisa H. Gatschet, who found them among Dr. Gatschet's effects. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Quarters. — Since the beginning of 1910 the offices of the bureau 

 have occupied nine rooms in the north tower of the Smithsonian 

 Building, and a room (the office of the ethnologist-in-charge) on the 

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