41th ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 1919-24 BY J. FEWKES

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41th ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 1919-24 BY J. FEWKES:
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Forty First Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1919-1924 J. Walter Fewkes ( Chief ) is published United States Government Printing Office Washington 1928 first printing. Contains 625 pages, 94 illustrations in black and white some in color, 1 map foldout map inserted in pocket attached to interior of back board, of Distribution of Salish dialects and of languages spoken in the adjoining territory before 1800. 122 text figure illustrations in black and white. Contents: Reports to the Chief: For fiscal year ended June 30,1920. For fiscal year ended June 30,1921. For fiscal year ended June 30,1922. For fiscal year ended June 30, 1923. For fiscal year ended in 1924. Accompanying papers: 1.Coiled basketry in British Columbia and surrounding region by H. K. Haeberlin , James A. Teit, and Helen H. Roberts under the direction of Franz Boas: Contents: Preface. Introduction. Imbrication. Coiled basket making among Thompson bands. Materials. Gathering materials. Preparation of materials. Trade. The technique of coiling. Structure of baskets. Coiled bottoms. Slat bottoms. Side walls. Rims. Lids. The foot. Handles. Care and preservation. Repairing. Forms and purposes of baskets. Baby carriers. Proportions of burden baskets. Methods of ornamentation. Design fields. Imbrication designs. Arrangement of design. The vertical stripes. Design elements. Geometric designs. Application of of the design to the field. The selection of design. Geometric forms and their interpretations. Crosses. Triangles. The square and triangle. The diamond. The rhombold. The trapezoid. Remarks on the interpretations of geometric designs. Designs . Appendix. 2. Two prehistoric villages in Middle Tennessee by William Edward Myer. Introduction. Gordon Town Site: Indian remains in Central Tennessee Basin. Present appearance of Gordon town site. The town square. Cooking and grinding. Burials. Mound A. The temple: Fires at erection of mound. Celebration of the 16th inch stage. Ceremonies of the 30 inch stage. Buildings. Absence of uncharred wood. The temple. Ceremonies at erection temple. Cache pits. Altar. Fire bed. Ceremonies fires at the four world quarters. Other temples of the Southern Indians. Charlevoix \'s amount of Natchex temple. The town square: Mound B. Use of Mound B. The town square of the Creek Indians. House Circle No. 3.: Fire bowl. Rectangular structure of the small stones. Polished black rock floor. Small pot with stone cover. Child\'s grave. Coffin containing bodies of two children. Other objects. Grave of adult on exterior wall. Dual functions of building. Domestic vessels. Colors of pottery. House Circle No. 25. Child\'s grave. Fire bed. Objects scattered through soil. Bowls with decorations showing probable Siouan relationship. Other objects. House circle No.79. Grave P.: The owl effigy. House circle 84. A different mode of burial. Preparation of food. House circle No. 42: Stone mosaic floor. Child\'s grave and metate. Fire bowl. Trowel. Other objects. Walls around Gordon Town. Character of Gordon town buildings. Population of Gordon town. Probable relationship between Gordon town and Madisonville ,Ohio. Wanderings of Gordon people. Date of desertion of Gordon site. 3. The Fewkes Group: Fertile region around Fewkes group. Mound No.2. Mound No. 2 at second level. Mound No. 2. at the present level. Mound No. 3. a burial mound of the flexed burial people. etc. etc. Index. Bump to top and bottom corner of front and back board, white discoloration to front and back board, white discoloration spot marks to back board, 3 black discoloration stains at the top of back board, white discoloration spot marks to spine, wear and tear to cloth at the bottom end of spine, brown discoloration to interior of front and back board and endpapers, toning to interior pages, some interior pages may contain margins or marking in pencil by previous owner, otherwise interior pages are good, brown discoloration to top,side and bottom outer edge pages. The dimension is 8 1/4 x 11 5/8.