Much assistance has been rendered the Bureau by a large body of scientific men engaged in the study of anthropology, some of whose names have been mentioned in the report and accompanying papers, and others will be put on record when the subject-matter of their writings is fully published.

I am, with respect, your obedient servant,

J. W. POWELL.

[TABLE OF CONTENTS.]

[REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR.]
IntroductoryPage [xi]

Bibliography of North American philology, by J. C.Pilling

[xv]

Linguistic and other anthropologic researches, by J. O.Dorsey

[xvii]
Linguistic researches, by S. R. Riggs[xviii]

Linguistic and general researches among the Klamath Indians, byA. S. Gatschet

[xix]

Studies among the Iroquois, by Mrs. E. A. Smith

[xxii]
Work by Prof. Otis T. Mason[xxii]

The study of gesture speech, by Brevet Lieut. Col. GarrickMallery

[xxiii]

Studies on Central American picture writing, by Prof. E. S.Holden

[xxv]

The study of mortuary customs, by Dr. H. C. Yarrow

[xxvi]

Investigations relating to cessions of lands by Indian tribes tothe United States, by C. C. Royce

[xxvii]
Explorations by Mr. James Stevenson[xxx]

Researches among the Wintuns, by Prof. J. W. Powell

[xxxii]

The preparation of manuals for use in American research

[xxxii]

Linguistic classification of the North American tribes

[xxxiii]
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS.
[ON THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE, BY J. W.POWELL.]
Process by combinationPage [3]
Process by vocalic mutation[5]
Process by intonation[6]
Process by placement[6]
Differentiation of the parts of speech[8]
[SKETCH OF THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE NORTHAMERICAN INDIANS, BY J. W. POWELL.]
The genesis of philosophy[19]
Two grand stages of philosophy[21]
Mythologic philosophy has four stages[29]
Outgrowth from mythologic philosophy[33]

The course of evolution in mythologic philosophy

[38]
Mythic tales[43]

The Cĭn-aú-äv Brothers discuss matters ofimportance to the Utes

[44]
Origin of the echo[45]
The So´-kûs Wai´-ûn-ats[47]
Ta-vwots has a fight with the sun[52]
[WYANDOT GOVERNMENT, BY J. W.POWELL.]
The family[Page 59]
The gens[59]
The phratry[60]
Government[61]
Civil government[61]
Methods of choosing councillors[61]
Functions of civil government[63]
Marriage regulations[63]
Name regulations[64]
Regulations of personal adornment[64]
Regulations of order in encampment[64]
Property rights[65]
Rights of persons[65]
Community rights[65]
Rights of religion[65]
Crimes[66]
Theft[66]
Maiming[66]
Murder[66]
Treason[67]
Witchcraft[67]
Outlawry[67]
Military government[68]
Fellowhood[68]
[ON LIMITATIONS TO THE USE OF SOMEANTHROPOLOGIC DATA, BY J. W. POWELL.]
Archæology[73]
Picture writing[75]

History, customs, and ethnic characteristics

[76]
Origin of man[77]
Language[78]
Mythology[81]
Sociology[83]
Psychology[83]
[A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDYOF THE MORTUARY CUSTOMS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, BY H. C.YARROW.]
List of illustrations[89]
Introductory[91]
Classification of burial[92]
Inhumation[93]
Pit burial[93]
Grave burial[101]
Stone graves or cists[113]
Burial in mounds[115]

Burial beneath or in cabins, wigwams, orhouses

[122]
Cave burial[126]
Embalmment or mummification[130]
Urn burial[137]
Surface burial[138]
Cairn burial[142]
Cremation[143]
Partial cremation[150]
Aerial sepulture[152]
Lodge burial[152]
Box burial[155]
Tree and scaffold burial[158]
Partial scaffold burial and ossuaries[168]
Superterrene and aerial burial in canoes[171]
Aquatic burial[180]
Living sepulchers[182]
Mourning, sacrifice, feasts, etc.[183]
Mourning[183]
Sacrifice[187]
Feasts[190]
Superstition regarding burial feasts[191]
Food[192]
Dances[192]
Songs[194]
Games[195]
Posts[197]
Fires[198]
Superstitions[199]
[STUDIES IN CENTRAL AMERICAN PICTUREWRITING, BY E. S. HOLDEN.]
List of illustrations[206]
Introductory[207]
Materials for the present investigation[210]
System of nomenclature[211]
In what order are the hieroglyphs read?[221]
The card catalogue of hieroglyphs[223]
Comparison of plates I and IV (Copan)[224]

Are the hieroglyphs of Copan and Palenque identical?

[227]

Huitzilopochtli, Mexican god of war, etc.

[229]
Tlaloc, or his Maya representative[237]
Cukulcan or Quetzalcoatl[239]

Comparison of the signs of the Maya months

[243]
[CESSIONS OF LAND BY INDIAN TRIBES TOTHE UNITED STATES, BY C. C. ROYCE.]
Character of the Indian title[249]
Indian boundaries[253]
Original and secondary cessions[256]
[SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, BY COL. GARRICKMALLERY.]
List of Illustrations[265]
Introductory[269]
Divisions of gesture speech[270]
The origin of sign language[273]
Gestures of the lower animals[275]
Gestures of young children[276]
Gestures in mental disorder[276]
Uninstructed deaf-mutes[277]
Gestures of the blind[278]
Loss of speech by isolation[278]
Low tribes of man[279]
Gestures as an occasional resource[279]
Gestures of fluent talkers[279]
Involuntary response to gestures[280]
Natural pantomime[280]
Some theories upon primitive language[282]
Conclusions[284]
History of gesture language[285]
Modern use of gesture speech[293]

Use by other peoples than North AmericanIndians

[294]
Use by modern actors and orators[308]

Our Indian conditions favorable to sign language

[311]

Theories entertained respecting Indian signs

[313]

Not correlated with meagerness oflanguage

[314]
Its origin from one tribe or region[316]

Is the Indian system special andpeculiar?

[319]
To what extent prevalent as a system[323]
Are signs conventional or instinctive?[340]
Classes of diversities in signs[341]

Results sought in the study of sign language

[346]
Practical application[346]
Relations to philology[349]
Sign language with reference to grammar[359]
Gestures aiding archæologic research[368]
Notable points for further researches[387]
Invention of new signs[387]
Danger of symbolic interpretation[388]
Signs used by women and children[391]
Positive signs rendered negative[391]
Details of positions of fingers[392]
Motions relative to parts of the body[393]
Suggestions for collecting signs[394]
Mode in which researches have been made[395]
List of authorities and collaborators[401]
Algonkian[403]
Dakotan[404]
Iroquoian[405]
Kaiowan[406]
Kutinean[406]
Panian[406]
Piman[406]
Sahaptian[406]
Shoshonian[406]
Tinnean[407]
Wichitan[407]
Zuñian[407]
Foreign correspondence[407]
Extracts from dictionary[409]
Tribal signs[458]
Proper names[476]
Phrases[479]
Dialogues[486]
Tendoy-Huerito Dialogue.[486]
Omaha Colloquy.[490]
Brulé Dakota Colloquy.[491]
Dialogue between Alaskan Indians.[492]
Ojibwa Dialogue.[499]
Narratives[500]
Nátci’s Narrative.[500]
Patricio’s Narrative.[505]
Na-wa-gi-jig’s Story.[508]
Discourses[521]
Address of Kin Chē-Ĕss.[521]
Tso-di-a´-ko’s Report.[524]
Lean Wolf’s Complaint.[526]
Signals[529]
Signals executed by bodily action[529]

Signals in which objects are used in connectionwith personal action

[532]

Signals made when the person of the signalist isnot visible

[536]
Smoke Signals Generally[536]
Smoke Signals of the Apaches[538]
Foreign Smoke Signals[539]
Fire Arrows[540]
Dust Signals[541]
Notes on Cheyenne and Arapaho Signals[542]
Scheme of illustration[544]

Outlines for arm positions in sign language

[545]
Order of arrangement[546]
Types of hand positions in sign language[547]
Examples[550]
[CATALOGUE OF LINGUISTIC MANUSCRIPTS INTHE LIBRARY OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY, BY J. C. PILLING.]
Introductory[555]
List of manuscripts[562]
[ILLUSTRATION OF THE METHOD OFRECORDING INDIAN LANGUAGES. FROM THE MANUSCRIPTS OF MESSRS. J. O.DORSEY, A. S. GATSCHET, AND S. B. RIGGS.]

How the rabbit caught the sun in a trap, by J. O.Dorsey

[581]

Details of a conjurer’s practice, by A. S. Gatschet

[583]
The relapse, by A. S. Gatschet[585]
Sweat-Lodges, by A. S. Gatschet[586]
A dog’s revenge, by S. R. Riggs[587]
[INDEX.]
Index to First Annual Report[591]