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100 1 _aPowell, John Wesley,
_d1834-1902
245 1 0 _aSixth annual report of the Bureau of ethnology. (1888 N 06 / 1884-1885)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2016-03-08
505 0 _aReport of the Director -- Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui / William H. Holmes -- A study of the textile art in its relation to the development of form and ornament / William H. Holmes -- Aids to the study of the Maya codices / Cyrus Thomas -- Osage traditions / Rev. J. Owen Dorsey -- The central Eskimo / Dr. Franz Boas.
508 _aRichard Tonsing, PM for Bureau of American Ethnology and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology" by J. W. Powell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive report details the Bureau's activities and findings regarding ethnological studies, primarily focusing on North American Indian tribes during the fiscal year 1884-1885. It covers various aspects such as field work, linguistic studies, archaeological explorations, and the publications produced, providing an in-depth analysis of the cultural, linguistic, and artistic practices of Native American peoples. The opening of the report includes a letter of transmittal, along with an introduction that outlines the Bureau's ongoing research efforts among North American Indians. It describes the systematic operations related to mound explorations, linguistic fieldwork, and cultural studies undertaken across different tribes. Moreover, specific details about various assistants and their contributions to the research are highlighted, indicating a collaborative effort in documenting the languages, traditions, and artifacts of Native Americans, all of which serve as an invaluable resource for anthropologists and historians. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIndian textile fabrics -- North America
653 _aDecoration and ornament
653 _aTextile industry
653 _aTextile fabrics
653 _aIndians of Central America -- Panama
653 _aIndian pottery -- Panama
653 _aChiriquí (Panama : Province) -- Antiquities
653 _aCodex Dresdensis Maya
653 _aMaya language
653 _aOsage Indians -- Folklore
653 _aOsage language -- Texts
653 _aEskimos -- Canada
653 _aEskimos -- Music
700 1 _aBoas, Franz,
_d1858-1942
700 1 _aDorsey, James Owen,
_d1848-1895
700 1 _aHolmes, William Henry,
_d1846-1933
700 1 _aThomas, Cyrus,
_d1825-1910
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51390
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