Book Description: J. Powell, Director, Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-’82. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1884, 606 indexed pages. Many illustrations including a few in color. 8 ½” x 11 ½”. Gilt image of a Native American on olive boards. 44 full-page plates with 200 text illustrations. The series of essays on various aspects of Native American cultures include Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts by Cyrus Thomas and Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Ethnology on Masks, Labrets and Certain Aboriginal Customs, Navajo Weavers, Omaha Sociology, etc. Scraping to cloth on spine, but tight binding and clean interior. Over-all very good. This is the third volume in the yearly series on Native American Culture published by the Smithsonian. A beautiful series for any scholar of ethnology. Heavy weight will require extra postage.