6 [NDIANS 01 mi. PLAINS. 



Plains Indian- many of which (as marriage, social and 

 political organization, language, etc.) cannot be de- 

 monstrated by collections. The statements in the 

 text are made upon the authority of the many special 

 students of these Indians in whose writings will he 

 found far more complete accounts. Citations to the 

 more important works will be given in the bibliography. 

 The illustrations are chiefly from the anthropological 

 publications of the Museum and for the most part 

 represent specimens on exhibition in the Plains Hall. 

 For a mere general view T of the subject, the legends to 

 the maps, the introduction, and the concluding chapter 

 are recommended. The intervening topics may then 

 be taken up as guides to the study of collections or the 

 perusal of the special literature. 



