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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 locaHties and her work included 

 a wide held of research. The first reservation visited was [-"ort Ber- 

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

 tation with the Alandan and Hidatsa Indians concerning; their music 



Woman placing tol)acco in yrmnid Ijclure felling 

 birch tree. 



to complete her hulletin on that subject. Information on im])ortant 

 points was verified, and additional material was secured, especially 

 regarding- the musical instruments used by these triljes. 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 Ijy the (ioose women's society. A close examination 

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

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

 This specimen was kindly loaned l)y that society for illustration. 



