Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . gs, but for the formulas already translated, it may be con-fidently affirmed that no important additional light is now AAhile the formulas constitute the largest body of aboriginal Amer-ican literature extant, the plant collection constitutes probably thelargest ethno-botanic collection from any one tril)e, com])rising some700 species with Cherokee names and uses, nearly all of which havel)een scientifically identified by expert i)otanists. This collection:rei)resents the combined plant knowledge of the pr
Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . gs, but for the formulas already translated, it may be con-fidently affirmed that no important additional light is now AAhile the formulas constitute the largest body of aboriginal Amer-ican literature extant, the plant collection constitutes probably thelargest ethno-botanic collection from any one tril)e, com])rising some700 species with Cherokee names and uses, nearly all of which havel)een scientifically identified by expert i)otanists. This collection:rei)resents the combined plant knowledge of the principal doctors inthe tribe. ()pportunity was also afi:or([e(l for special studies and observations,particularly of the ceremonial going to water. and augurv with theIjeads to forecast the health prospect and life-span of each memberof the family, before partaking of the first corn of the new crop. CEREMONIAL DANCES OF THE CREEKS IN OKLAHOMAIn July and August, Dr. John R. Swanton of the llureau of l^thnol-ogv visited the territorv of the old Creek Nation in ( ) Imc. he Ioather dance, l^ish Pond sciuaie groundPhotograph \>y Swanton. to attend several of the ceremonial dances or busks about which hehad collected much information in previous years. He witnessedfour of these ceremonials ; that of the Eufaula Creeks near Eufaula,Mcintosh County, those of the Hilibi and Fish Pond Creeks nearIrlanna, in Hughes County, and that of the Tukabatci near were taken on all of them and a numljer of photographs wereol)tained of the first three. Considera])le sui)i)lementarv information NO. 8 SMITHSOXIAX EXPLORATTOXS. I913 65
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