ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, by J. W. Powell, director. (Vignette.) Washington, Government Printing Office, 1881.
Roy. 8ᵒ. XXXV, 603 p., 347 fig. (incl. 54 pl.), map.
Report of the director. P. XI-XXXIII.
On the Evolution of Language, as Exhibited in the Specialization of the Grammatic Processes, the Differentiation of the Parts of Speech, and the Integration of the Sentence; from a Study of Indian Languages, by J. W. Powell. P. 1-16.
Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians, by J. W. Powell. P. 17-56.
Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society, by J. W. Powell. P. 57-69.
On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data, by J. W. Powell. P. 71-86.
A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians, by Dr. H. C. Yarrow, acting assistant surgeon, U. S. Army. P. 87-203.
Studies in Central American Picture-Writing, by Edward S. Holden, professor of mathematics, U. S. Naval Observatory. P. 205-245.
Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States: Illustrated by Those in the State of Indiana, by C. C. Royce. P. 247-262.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared with that Among Other Peoples and Deaf-Mutes, by Garrick Mallery. P. 263-552.
Catalogue of Linguistic Manuscripts in the Library of the Bureau of Ethnology, by James C. Pilling. P. 553-577.
Illustration of the Method of Recording Indian Languages. From the manuscripts of Messers J. Owen Dorsey, A. S. Gatschet, and S. R. Riggs. P. 579-589.
Index.
Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-1881, by J. W. Powell, director. (Vignette.) Washington, Government Printing Office, 1883 (1884).
Roy. 8ᵒ. XXXVII, 477 p., 77 pl., fig. 1-35, 347-714 (382 of these forming 98 pl.), 2 maps.
Report of the director. P. XV-XXXVII.
Zuñi Fetiches, by Frank Hamilton Cushing. P. 3-45.
Myths of the Iroquois, by Erminnie A. Smith. P. 47-116.
Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley, by Henry W. Henshaw. P. 117-166.
Navajo Silversmiths, by Dr. Washington Matthews, U. S. Army. P. 167-178.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona in 1879, by James Stevenson. P. 307-422.
Index.
Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-1882, by J. W. Powell, director. (Vignette.) Washington, Government Printing Office, 1884 (1885).
Roy. 8ᵒ. LXXIV, 606 p., 44 pl., 200 (+2 unnumbered) fig.
Report of the director. P. XII-LXXIV.
On Activital Similarities. P. LXV-LXXIV.
Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts, by Prof. Cyrus Thomas. P. 3-65.
On Masks, Labrets, and Certain Aboriginal Customs, with an Inquiry into the Bearing of Their Geographical Distribution, by William Healey Dall, assistant, U. S. Coast Survey; honorary curator, U. S. National Museum. P. 67-202.
Omaha Sociology, by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey. P. 205-370.
Navajo Weavers, by Dr. Washington Matthews, U. S. Army. P. 371-391.
Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States, Derived from Impressions on Pottery, by William H. Holmes. P. 393-425.
Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections made by the Bureau of Ethnology During the Field Season of 1881, by William H. Holmes. P. 427-510.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881, by James Stevenson. P. 511-594.
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