This is one of the most sought-after BAE annual reports. It contains a lengthy report by Matilda Coxe Stevenson titled The Zuni Indians, which was the most complete examination of traditional Zuni culture of the late 19th century, since the pioneering work of Frank Hamilton Cushing. The book includes 139 plates, including 47 full-color chromolithographs of Zuni dancers, kachinas, masks, ceremonies, altars, and other ritual objects, as well as reproductions of black-and-white photographs showing daily life and pottery. 634 pp, rebound in green buckram.

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Condition: B+

Rebound with minimal shelf wear and paper/tape labels on spine. Ex-libris with ink stamp of U.S. Senate Library 1906 on title page. Plates are all in clean excellent condition.