Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf Breeze, FL, 17480-17481 [2015-07413]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
17480
Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 62 / Wednesday, April 1, 2015 / Notices
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Logan Museum of Anthropology that
meets the definition of sacred object and
object of cultural patrimony under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural item. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item
In 2006, the estate of Rita Gaples
donated a mask (catalog number RG
321) to the Logan Museum of
Anthropology. Associated records
indicate Ms. Gaples acquired the mask
from Shango Galleries in Dallas, TX in
2005. The prior owner was Ronald
Slowinski. It is not known when, how,
or from whom Mr. Slowinski acquired
the mask. Shango Gallery records
identify the mask as a Jemez Apa’
Kachina mask and indicate a date of
manufacture of ca. 1930, though the
records contain no rationale for this
date.
The mask is cylindrical in shape, with
a flat base and two protruding ears. The
mask is made of leather, stitched with
cotton thread. On each ear, a rectangular
piece of abalone shell is attached to the
front surface by a leather thong through
a perforation in the ear. Two sticks are
secured with leather lacing to the top of
the mask. The overall dimensions of the
mask with the sticks are 16 inches in
height and 19 inches in width. The front
of the mask has perforations for the eyes
and the mouth; the mouth is surrounded
on the inside by pin-hole size
perforations. The front of the mask is
painted green, thinning or fading at the
top. The eyes are surrounded by black
side-facing triangles and the mouth by
a small, circular rim of black paint. One
red and one yellow band, both bordered
in black, extend along the base of the
mask and continue along the side and
back toward the face, just below the
eyes. The base of the mask shows wear
from material that was probably
attached as a collar. Four sets of leather
ties are attached along the base and two
long leather ties are attached from the
inside. Stitching, covered by paint,
extends vertically through the center of
the back of the mask. The back of the
mask is painted white, superimposed by
images of three corn plants painted in
black. The stem of each plant forms a
toothed rake. The top of the mask is
unpainted leather, and the stitching that
attaches the top to the cylinder is not
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:37 Mar 31, 2015
Jkt 235001
painted over, indicating the top was
attached to the mask after the cylinder
was built and painted. The top has
pencil marks on the edges, which
indicate where the pattern was drawn
before the piece was cut. A letter ‘‘R’’
and the letters ‘‘RC’’ are painted in red
on the interior of the top. The paint
overall is matte in finish, flaky, and
abrades easily. Brush marks are visible
except in the green portion of the face,
which appears to have been sprayed on.
The corn images appear to have been
painted over a previous layer of paint.
Some of the previous layer is visible and
apparently was also painted with corn
stalks. The ears appear to have many
layers of paint as evident by flaking red
paint and green paint underneath.
Both long sticks fastened to the top of
the mask with leather ties are carved at
one end into three segments; each
segment is painted yellow, red, or
brown. A small remnant of feather down
is present on the leather. Also on top of
the mask is an open appendage with a
finial made of corn husk wrapped with
cotton thread embedded with remnants
of green pigment.
The mask is incomplete in several
respects, as it lacks the collar, top band,
painted top, and feathers of Jemez Apa’
masks. However, masks were repeatedly
renewed, and the ‘‘missing’’ or
unfinished features of this mask may
indicate it was collected while
undergoing or awaiting renovation.
Consultation with the Pueblo of Jemez
included a visit from Jemez
representatives in 2010. Consultation
and published sources demonstrate that
the mask is culturally affiliated with the
Pueblo of Jemez. Jemez Kachina masks
play an active role in the religious life
of the community. They are used in
religious practice and are owned and
cared for by religious societies rather
than individuals. They are considered
sacred and living persons—friends and
family members—rather than objects.
These masks cannot be alienated,
appropriated, or conveyed by any
individual regardless of whether or not
the individual is a member of the
Pueblo of Jemez.
Determinations Made by the Logan
Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the Logan Museum of
Anthropology have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the 1 cultural item described above is a
specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the 1 cultural item described above has
PO 00000
Frm 00095
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred object and object of
cultural patrimony and the Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim this cultural item
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
William Green, Director, Logan Museum
of Anthropology, Beloit College, 700
College St., Beloit, WI 53511, telephone
(608) 363–2119, email greenb@
beloit.edu, by May 1, 2015. After that
date, if no additional claimants have
come forward, transfer of control of the
sacred object and object of cultural
patrimony to the Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico, may proceed.
The Logan Museum of Anthropology
is responsible for notifying the Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: February 13, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–07396 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17621;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Gulf Islands
National Seashore, Gulf Breeze, FL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Gulf
Islands National Seashore, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to Gulf Islands
National Seashore. If no additional
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM
01APN1
Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 62 / Wednesday, April 1, 2015 / Notices
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural items to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Gulf Islands National Seashore at the
address in this notice by May 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Daniel R. Brown, Gulf
Islands National Seashore, 1801 Gulf
Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563,
telephone (850) 934–2600, email daniel_
r_brown@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Gulf Islands National
Seashore, Gulf Breeze, FL that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the Superintendent, Gulf Islands
National Seashore.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
Between 1964 and 1965, three
cultural items were removed from Naval
Live Oaks Reservation in Santa Rosa
County, FL. These cultural items were
associated with three burials. According
to the excavation report one set of
remains was re-interred. Given the
reported conditions of the remains in
the other two burials, it is likely that
they were left in-situ or re-interred, but
neither can be confirmed. At the time of
the excavation, the Naval Live Oaks
Reservation Cemetery was under the
jurisdiction of the State of Florida. In
1971, the site became part of Gulf
Islands National Seashore. The objects
appear to have been curated at the Fort
Walton Temple Mound Museum until
1981, when they were donated to Gulf
Islands National Seashore by curator
Yulee Lazarus. The objects are currently
curated at the National Park Service’s
Southeast Archeological Center. The
three unassociated funerary objects are
one pig bone, one iron fragment, and
one shell fragment.
Analysis of ceramic vessel fragments
indicates that the Naval Live Oaks
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:37 Mar 31, 2015
Jkt 235001
Reservation Cemetery site was in use
during the Bear Point phase of the
Pensacola period (A.D. 1500 to 1700).
Historical documentation places the
Pensacola Indians in the area of the
Naval Live Oak Reservation Cemetery
site during that time period. The
Pensacola culture extended along the
western Gulf coast of Florida, but also
shared ceramic styles with groups in
Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Conflict in the 18th century displaced
the Pensacola people in Florida, and
historical evidence indicates that some
were assimilated into the Choctaw.
Others were likely absorbed by the
Creek Indians when they overtook the
area. Pensacola people are also believed
to have gone west with other area tribes
to join the Tunica-Biloxi Indians. The
Pensacola spoke a Muscogean language;
other Muscogee language family
speakers include the Alabama,
Seminole, Miccosukee, and Coushatta.
Determinations Made by Gulf Islands
National Seashore
Officials of Gulf Islands National
Seashore have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the three cultural items described above
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas);
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band
of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; and Tunica-Biloxi Indian
Tribe.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
PO 00000
Frm 00096
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
17481
information in support of the claim to
Daniel R. Brown, Gulf Islands National
Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway,
Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, telephone (850)
934–2600, email daniel_r_brown@
nps.gov, by May 1, 2015. After that date,
if no additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw
Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; and Tunica-Biloxi Indian
Tribe may proceed.
The Gulf Islands National Seashore is
responsible for notifying the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)); The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town;
and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 17, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–07413 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17699:
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM
01APN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17480-17481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07413]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17621; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore,
Gulf Breeze, FL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Gulf Islands National Seashore, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of
any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written
request to Gulf Islands National Seashore. If no additional
[[Page 17481]]
claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to
the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to Gulf Islands National Seashore
at the address in this notice by May 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Daniel R. Brown, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 1801 Gulf
Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, telephone (850) 934-2600, email
daniel_r_brown@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf Breeze, FL that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Superintendent, Gulf Islands National Seashore.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
Between 1964 and 1965, three cultural items were removed from Naval
Live Oaks Reservation in Santa Rosa County, FL. These cultural items
were associated with three burials. According to the excavation report
one set of remains was re-interred. Given the reported conditions of
the remains in the other two burials, it is likely that they were left
in-situ or re-interred, but neither can be confirmed. At the time of
the excavation, the Naval Live Oaks Reservation Cemetery was under the
jurisdiction of the State of Florida. In 1971, the site became part of
Gulf Islands National Seashore. The objects appear to have been curated
at the Fort Walton Temple Mound Museum until 1981, when they were
donated to Gulf Islands National Seashore by curator Yulee Lazarus. The
objects are currently curated at the National Park Service's Southeast
Archeological Center. The three unassociated funerary objects are one
pig bone, one iron fragment, and one shell fragment.
Analysis of ceramic vessel fragments indicates that the Naval Live
Oaks Reservation Cemetery site was in use during the Bear Point phase
of the Pensacola period (A.D. 1500 to 1700). Historical documentation
places the Pensacola Indians in the area of the Naval Live Oak
Reservation Cemetery site during that time period. The Pensacola
culture extended along the western Gulf coast of Florida, but also
shared ceramic styles with groups in Alabama, Louisiana, and
Mississippi. Conflict in the 18th century displaced the Pensacola
people in Florida, and historical evidence indicates that some were
assimilated into the Choctaw. Others were likely absorbed by the Creek
Indians when they overtook the area. Pensacola people are also believed
to have gone west with other area tribes to join the Tunica-Biloxi
Indians. The Pensacola spoke a Muscogean language; other Muscogee
language family speakers include the Alabama, Seminole, Miccosukee, and
Coushatta.
Determinations Made by Gulf Islands National Seashore
Officials of Gulf Islands National Seashore have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the three cultural items
described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or
near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native
American individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously
listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe
of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania,
Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to Daniel R. Brown, Gulf Islands National
Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, telephone
(850) 934-2600, email daniel_r_brown@nps.gov, by May 1, 2015. After
that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of
control of the unassociated funerary objects to the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama);
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations)); The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe may proceed.
The Gulf Islands National Seashore is responsible for notifying the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as
the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood
& Tampa Reservations)); The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town; and Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 17, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-07413 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-50-P
