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Forty-eighth Annual Report
of the
BUREAU OF AMERICAN
ETHNOLOGY
1930-1931
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON
D. C.
FORTY-EIGHTH
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
BUREAU OF
AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1930-1931
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1933
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C.
Price $2.00 (Paper cover)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Smithsonian Institution,
Bureau of American Ethnology,
Washington, D. C., July 15, 1931.
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith the Forty-eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1931.
With appreciation of your aid in the work under my charge, I am
Very respectfully yours, M. W. Stirling, Chief. Dr. C. G. Abbot, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
CONTENTS
| [REPORT OF THE CHIEF ] | |
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| Page | |
| [Systematic researches] | [3] |
| [Special researches] | [15] |
| [Editorial work and publications] | [17] |
| [Distribution of publications] | [18] |
| [Illustrations] | [19] |
| [Library] | [19] |
| [Collections] | [20] |
| [Property] | [21] |
| [Miscellaneous] | [21] |
| [ACCOMPANYING PAPER] | |
| [General Index], Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology,vols. 1-48, compiled by Biren Bonnerjea | [25] |
REPORT OF THE CHIEF
FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
M. W. Stirling, Chief
The operations of the Bureau of American Ethnology during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1931, were conducted in accordance with the act of Congress approved April 19, 1930, making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government, which act contains the following item:
American ethnology: For continuing ethnological researches among the American Indians and the natives of Hawaii, the excavation and preservation of archeologic remains under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including necessary employees, the preparation of manuscripts, drawings, and illustrations, the purchase of books and periodicals, and traveling expenses, $70,280.