Volume 11 of the Smithsonian Institute's annual reports series from its Bureau of Ethnology
under John Wesley Powell, the bureau organized research-intensive multi-year projects on the Indians of North America and sponsored ethnographic, archaeological and linguistic field research and reports
published 1894, report for the 1889-1890 year
ex-library (from two different libraries) with typical markings and labels on covers and end papers, but text and illustrations are all in good condition
large 7 1/2" x 11" x 2", heavy book has marbled end papers and text block edges, and gilt printed/impressed leather spine
the first 48 pages cover details about the plans and operation of the Bureau; the remainder is three field reports / anthropological papers, with numerous black and white drawings, photographs, and color plates illustrating aspects of the peoples' lives and cultures
The Sia, by Matilda Coxe Stevenson. Covers songs, myths, rites, and more. The Zia are an indigenous nation centered at Zia Pueblo (Tsi'ya), a Native American reservation in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The Zia are known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol. Wikipedia.
Ethnology of the Ungava District, by Lucien M. Turner. Covers some Inuit peoples and cultures (formerly termed Eskimo), around the area of Kuujjuaq (formerly Fort Chimo), in Québec and Labrador, Canada. The District of Ungava was a regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories from 1895 to 1920, although it effectively ceased operation in 1912. It covered the northern portion of what is today Quebec, the interior of Labrador, and the offshore islands to the west and north of Quebec, which are now part of Nunavut. Wikipedia.
A Study of Siouan Cults, by J. Owen Dorsey. Book length, nearly 300 pages. Looks at religious beliefs and practices like creation myths, rituals, and ceremonies of various Sioux, Lakota, Dakota tribes of the Great Plains.