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Mr. Harrington's opinion was confirmed that the southern Cal- 

 ifornia culture has many curious points of resemblance Avith that of 

 the Southwest. Even the Pueblo plumed prayer stick, with sand 

 paintings and the ceremonial use of meal and seeds, hi\\e been found 

 also among the Californians. 



Twice during the fiscal year Mr. Harrington was temporarily 

 transferred to the Department of the Interior for special archive 

 work. At the close of the fiscal year he returned to Washington. 



SPECIAL riESP]AllCHKS. 



During the past fiscal year Miss Densmore has extended her 

 study of Indian music by recording songs among the Yuma, Cocopa, 

 and Yaqui tribes, making a total of nine tribes among Avhom this 

 work has been done. Mohave songs were obtained from two mem- 

 bers of that tribe living on the Yuma Heservation, and one Maya 

 song was recorded in the Yaqui village. Four manuscripts on In- 

 dian music were submitted, the titles being " Songs Concerning 

 Elder Brother and His People, and Other Papago Songs," " The 

 Rain Ceremony of the Papago," "A Cocopa Legend and its Songs," 

 and " Deer Dance Songs of the Yuma, Yaqui, and Maya Indians."' 

 In addition to her work on Indian music Miss Densmore has com- 

 pleted for publication two books on Chippewa culture wdth the 

 titles " Uses of Plants by the Chippewa," and *■' Chippewa Arts and 

 Customs." The former book contains descriptions of the uses of 

 168 plants in medicine, food, dye, charms, and general utility, the 

 section on medicine being in tabulated form and showing the uses 

 of the plant by other tribes, where such use is recorded, and its 

 use by the white race, if such occurs. This tabulation shoAvs the 

 ailments for which a plant was used, the part of the plant utilized, 

 the manner of its preparation, the dosage, and, in some instances, 

 the time before an improvement in the condition of the patient was 

 expected. The latter book contains sections on Chippewa nouns 

 and their structure, on the various industries by which the tribe 

 maintained itself, and on the care and training of little children. 

 New material Avas submitted in the form of two manuscripts. Cer- 

 tain Customs of the Chippewa in Ontario, Canada, and Chippewa 

 Nouns and Their Structure, these titles corresponding to the prin- 

 cipal subjects under consideration. Three brief trips in Minnesota 

 and Wisconsin w^ere made for this Avork. Miss Densmore also i-ead 

 the page proof of her book on Northern Ute Music. 



In February, 1922, Miss Densmore went to Yuma, Ariz., Avhere 

 she remained six Aveeks. During that time she made a brief trip 

 to a Cocopa settlement located near the Colorado EiAer and about 

 6 miles from the Mexican boundary. The older Cocopa living 



