| REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. | |
| Introductory | |
| Bibliography of North American philology, by J. C. Pilling | |
| Linguistic and other anthropologic researches, by J. O. Dorsey | |
| Linguistic researches, by S. R. Riggs | |
| Linguistic and general researches among the Klamath Indians, by A. S. Gatschet. | |
| Studies among the Iroquois, by Mrs. E. A. Smith | |
| Work by Prof. Otis T. Mason | |
| The study of gesture speech, by Brevet Lieut. Col. Garrick Mallery | |
| Studies on Central American picture writing, by Prof. E. S. Holden | |
| The study of mortuary customs, by Dr. H. C. Yarrow | |
| Investigations relating to cessions of lands by Indian tribes to the United States, by C. C. Royce | |
| Explorations by Mr. James Stevenson | |
| Researches among the Wintuns, by Prof. J. W. Powell | |
| The preparation of manuals for use in American research | |
| Linguistic classification of the North American tribes | |
| ACCOMPANYING PAPERS. | |
ON THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE, BY J. W. POWELL. | |
| Process by combination | |
| Process by vocalic mutation | |
| Process by intonation | |
| Process by placement | |
| Differentiation of the parts of speech | |
SKETCH OF THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, BY J. W. POWELL. | |
| The genesis of philosophy | |
| Two grand stages of philosophy | |
| Mythologic philosophy has four stages | |
| Outgrowth from mythologic philosophy | |
| The course of evolution in mythologic philosophy | |
| Mythic tales | |
| The Cín-aú-äv Brothers discuss matters of importance to the Utes | |
| Origin of the echo | |
| The So'-kûs Wai'-ûn-ats | |
| Ta-vwots has a fight with the sun | |
WYANDOT GOVERNMENT, BY J. W. POWELL. | |
| The family | |
| The gens | |
| The phratry | |
| Government | |
| Civil government | |
| Methods of choosing councillors | |
| Functions of civil government | |
| Marriage regulations | |
| Name regulations | |
| Regulations of personal adornment | |
| Regulations of order in encampment | |
| Property rights | |
| Rights of persons | |
| Community rights | |
| Rights of religion | |
| Crimes | |
| Theft | |
| Maiming | |
| Murder | |
| Treason | |
| Withcraft | |
| Outlawry | |
| Military government | |
| Fellowhood | |
ON LIMITATIONS TO THE USE OF SOME ANTHROPOLOGIC DATA, BY J. W. POWELL. | |
| Archæology | |
| Picture writing | |
| History, customs, and ethnic characteristics | |
| Origin of man | |
| Language | |
| Mythology | |
| Sociology | |
| Psychology | |
A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF THE MORTUARY CUSTOMS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, BY H. C. YARROW. | |
| List of illustrations | |
| Introductory | |
| Classification of burial | |
| Inhumation | |
| Pit burial | |
| Grave burial | |
| Stone graves or cists | |
| Burial in mounds | |
| Burial beneath or in cabins, wigwams, or houses | |
| Cave burial | |
| Embalmment or mummification | |
| Urn burial | |
| Surface burial | |
| Cairn burial | |
| Cremation | |
| Partial cremation | |
| Aerial sepulture | |
| Lodge burial | |
| Box burial | |
| Tree and scaffold burial | |
| Partial scaffold burial and ossuaries | |
| Superterrene and aerial burial in canoes | |
| Aquatic burial | |
| Living sepulchers | |
| Mourning, sacrifice, feasts, etc | |
| Mourning | |
| Sacrifice | |
| Feasts | |
| Superstition regarding burial feasts | |
| Food | |
| Dances | |
| Songs | |
| Games | |
| Posts | |
| Fires | |
| Superstitions | |
STUDIES IN CENTRAL AMERICAN PICTURE WRITING, BY E. S. HOLDEN. | |
| List of illustrations | |
| Introductory | |
| Materials for the present investigation | |
| System of nomenclature | |
| In what order are the hieroglyphs read? | |
| The card catalogue of hieroglyphs | |
| Comparison of plates I and IV (Copan) | |
| Are the hieroglyphs of Copan and Palenque identical? | |
| Huitzilopochtli, Mexican god of war, etc | |
| Tlaloc, or his Maya representative | |
| Cukulcan or Quetzalcoatl | |
| Comparison of the signs of the Maya months | |
CESSIONS OF LAND BY INDIAN TRIBES TO THE UNITED STATES, BY C. C. ROYCE. | |
| Character of the Indian title | |
| Indian boundaries | |
| Original and secondary cessions | |
SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, BY COL GARRICK MALLERY. | |
| Introductory | |
| Divisions of gesture speech | |
| The origin of sign language | |
| Gestures of the lower animals | |
| Gestures of young children | |
| Gestures in mental disorder | |
| Uninstructed deaf-mutes | |
| Gestures of the blind | |
| Loss of speech by isolation | |
| Low tribes of man | |
| Gestures as an occasional resource | |
| Gestures of fluent talkers | |
| The origin of sign language. | |
| Involuntary response to gestures | |
| Natural pantomime | |
| Some theories upon primitive language | |
| Conclusions | |
| History of gesture language | |
| Modern use of gesture speech | |
| Use by other peoples than North American Indians | |
| Use by modern actors and orators | |
| Our Indian conditions favorable to sign language | |
| Theories entertained respecting Indian signs | |
| Not correlated with meagerness of language | |
| Its origin from one tribe or region | |
| Is the Indian system special and peculiar? | |
| To what extent prevalent as a system | |
| Are signs conventional or instinctive? | |
| Classes of diversities in signs | |
| Results sought in the study of sign language | |
| Practical application | |
| Relations to philology | |
| Sign language with reference to grammar | |
| Gestures aiding archæologic research | |
| Notable points for further researches | |
| Invention of new signs | |
| Danger of symbolic interpretation | |
| Signs used by women and children | |
| Positive signs rendered negative | |
| Details of positions of fingers | |
| Motions relative to parts of the body | |
| Suggestions for collecting signs | |
| Mode in which researches have been made | |
| List of authorities and collaborators | |
| Algonkian | |
| Dakotan | |
| Iroquoian | |
| Kaiowan | |
| Kutinean | |
| Panian | |
| Piman | |
| Sahaptian | |
| Shoshonian | |
| Tinnean | |
| Wichitan | |
| Zuñian | |
| Foreign correspondence | |
| Extracts from dictionary | |
| Tribal signs | |
| Proper names | |
| Phrases | |
| Dialogues | |
| Narratives | |
| Discourses | |
| Signals | |
| Signals executed by bodily action | |
| Signals in which objects are used in connection with personal action | |
| Signals made when the person of the signalist is not visible | |
| Scheme of illustration | |
| Outlines for arm positions in sign language | |
| Types of hand positions in sign language | |
| Examples | |
CATALOGUE OF LINGUISTIC MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY, BY J. C. PILLING. | |
| Introductory | |
| List of manuscripts | |
ILLUSTRATION OF THE METHOD OF RECORDING INDIAN LANGUAGES. FROM THE MANUSCRIPTS OF MESSRS. J. O. DORSEY, A. S. GATSCHET, AND S. R. RIGGS. | |
| How the rabbit caught the sun in a trap, by J. O. Dorsey | |
| Details of a conjurer's practice, by A. S. Gatschet | |
| The relapse, by A. S. Gatschet | |
| A dog's revenge, by S. R. Riggs | |