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connection with the systematic work among Indians of the 

 Plains under the direction of the Committee on Indians 

 of the Plains, of which Mr. Archibald Rogers was Chairman, 

 a collection representing the general ethnology of the Crow 

 Indians was brought together by Assistant Curator Lowie; 

 a collection from the Hidatsa and other Village Indians 

 was made by Assistant Curator Lowie and Rev. Gilbert L. 

 Wilson, and a collection illustrating the ceremonies and 

 medicine practices of the Menomini Indians also a special 

 collection from the Seminole Indians of Florida were made by 

 Assistant Skinner. 



Under a special grant from the Committee on Primitive 

 Peoples of the Southwest, collection and investigation were 

 carried on among the Apache, Navajo and Pima tribes and 

 the Rio Grande Pueblos. Dr. Goddard spent several months 

 among the several divisions of the Apache, the results of 

 which will appear in a special publication. Dr. Spinden con- 

 tinued the work of last year on material culture among the Rio 

 Grande Pueblos, giving special attention to the historic aspects 

 of the ceramic art. Miss Kissell is visiting the Papago and the 

 Pima tribes of Arizona investigating the textile arts. 



Under the general appropriation for North American 

 Research the systematic work of former years was continued 

 among the Northern Plains tribes. Dr. Lowie spent the 

 summer among the Crow and Village Indians, giving special 

 attention to the men's societies. Rev. Gilbert L. Wilson visited 

 the Hidatsa. Mr. Alanson Skinner took up the work of 

 former years among the Menomini, particularly the unusual 

 ritualistic development and medicine practices still extant. 

 Under the direction of the Curator, Mr. D. C. Duvall gathered 

 new data on the ceremonies of the Blackfoot Indians. Dr. J. 

 R. Walker made some progress with the collection of native 

 manuscripts from Dakota Indians. 



During the year three new ethnographic halls were added 

 to the general series: one for Africa and two for North 

 America. The African exhibit presents, so far, a representa- 

 tive series from the Congo region. To this will soon be added 

 collections from other parts of the continent. By means of 

 several life-size figures and a series of mural sketches, the 



