Salem: Frederic Ward Putnam; C.C. Willoughby, 1896. — 23 p.A brief description few of the numerous drawings which have been prepared for the illustration of the art of the various peoples of America. Many of these drawings were exhibited to the Section in the form of enlarged and colored diagrams by means of which the various figures, forming the complex designs could be more readily traced than is possible in a black and white illustration.
In presenting the paper Professor Putnam alluded to his study of the subject during the p;ist quarter of a century, and to the
large amount of material which he has brought together during that time. lie called attention to the fact that Mr. Willoughby, bis assistant, had been intimately associated with him in these studies during the past two years.
