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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (5), of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in the possession of the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Barnstable and Plymouth Counties, MA.
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 human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the
associated funerary objects was made by
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,
on behalf of the Wampanoag Tribe of
Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts,
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
(a non-federally recognized Indian
group), and Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribe (a non-federally recognized
Indian group).
This notice corrects the number of
associated funerary objects reported in a
Notice of Inventory Completion
published in the Federal Register on
August 14, 2003, (FR Doc 03–20754,
pages 48626–48634). In 2006, the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology identified one error in a
collector’s name, identified one error in
a collection date, and identified
additional associated funerary objects
from four sites in southeastern MA. The
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology also changed the method
used to quantify reported cultural items.
In light of these findings, the original
Notice of Inventory Completion is
amended to decrease the calculated
number from 127 to 113 associated
funerary objects. Changes to the original
inventories come as a result of the
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology’s continuing inventory work.
Although the method used to quantify
objects has changed, the previously
reported cultural items in this collection
remain the same.
In the Federal Register of August 14,
2003, on page 48628, paragraph number
7 is corrected by substituting the
following paragraph:
In 1887, human remains representing
one individual were removed from
Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA, by
Lombard C. Jones. Dr. Jones donated the
human remains to the Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology in 1908.
No known individual was identified.
The one associated funerary object is a
nail with a wood fragment.
In the Federal Register of August 14,
2003, on page 48631, paragraph number
7 is corrected by substituting the
following paragraph:
In 1867, human remains representing
one individual from Nantasket Beach in
Hull, Plymouth County, MA, were
donated to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology by Jeffries
Wyman. The human remains were
collected by Mr. Wyman at an unknown
date. No known individual was
identified. The 17 associated funerary
objects are 16 shell-tempered pottery
sherds and 1 lot of ceramic body sherds.
In the Federal Register of August 14,
2003, at page 48631, paragraph number
9 is corrected by substituting the
following paragraph:
In 1881, human remains representing
six individuals were removed from the
Patuxet Hotel site in Kingston,
Plymouth County, MA, by L. H. Keith
and were donated to the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
by Mr. Keith in the same year. No
known individuals were identified. The
18 associated funerary objects are 1
container of human hair and cloth, 1
container of cloth fragments, 1 container
of iron nails, 1 container of wood
fragments, 1 container of iron knife
fragments, 1 metal spoon, 1 lot of textile
and wood fragments with soil matrix, 2
kaolin clay pipes, 3 pieces of lead, 1
stone button mold, 3 lead buttons, and
2 flint flakes.
In the Federal Register of August 14,
2003, on page 48632, paragraph number
7 is corrected by substituting the
following paragraph:
In 1933, human remains representing
one individual were removed from the
Herring Weir area of Mattapoisett,
Plymouth County, MA, and were
donated to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology by
Raymond H. Baxter. The human
remains were discovered by men
working in the area in 1932. No known
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individual was identified. The 11
associated funerary objects are 1
fragmented copper kettle, 2 copper sheet
fragments, 5 fragments of iron
implements, 1 container of red clay, 1
container of skin and bark, and 1 large
fragment of a woven bag.
In the Federal Register of August 14,
2003, on page 48633, paragraph
numbers 9 and 10 are corrected by
substituting the following paragraphs:
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of 238 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the
113 objects 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. Lastly,
officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects and the
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) of Massachusetts, and there
is a cultural relationship between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and the Assonet Band of the
Wampanoag Nation (a non-federally
recognized Indian group) and Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribe (a nonfederally recognized Indian group).
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Patricia Capone, Repatriation
Coordinator, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, before January 8, 2007.
Repatriation of the associated funerary
objects to the Wampanoag Repatriation
Confederation, on behalf of the
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) of Massachusetts, Assonet
Band of the Wampanoag Nation (a nonfederally recognized Indian group), and
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe (a
non-federally recognized Indian group)
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Wampanoag Repatriation
Confederation, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay
Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts,
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Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
(a non-federally recognized Indian
group), and Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribe (a non-federally recognized
Indian group) that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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 in the
possession of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA, that meet
the definition of ‘‘objects 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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The 15 cultural items are 2 woven
rush mats used in bundle ceremonies
and a war bundle or portable shrine,
which consists of 1 eagle claw, 1 scalp,
1 thong wrapping, 1 buffalo hair bag, 2
buckskin bags, 1 matting bag, 1 inner
buckskin wrapper for a sacred bird, 1
band of buckskin, 1 sacred bird, 1 pipe,
1 bladder pouch, and 1 lot of tobacco.
An assessment of the 15 cultural
items was made by Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Osage Tribe, Oklahoma.
In 1909, M.R. Harrington sold two
woven rush mats used in bundle
ceremonies to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology. According
to museum documentation, Mr.
Harrington acquired the cultural items
in 1908 or 1909 from a Mrs. Red Corn
in Oklahoma. The mats are described in
museum documentation as Osage
objects.
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In 1916, Vern N. Thornburgh sold a
war bundle, also known as a portable
shrine, to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology. The bundle
consists of 13 cultural items which are
1 eagle claw, 1 scalp, 1 thong wrapping,
1 buffalo hair bag, 2 buckskin bags, 1
matting bag, 1 inner buckskin wrapper
for a sacred bird, 1 band of buckskin, 1
sacred bird, 1 pipe, 1 bladder pouch,
and 1 lot of tobacco. According to
museum documentation, Mr.
Thornburgh purchased the cultural
items in 1915 or earlier from an Osage
man named Mi–da–in–ga, who most
likely belonged to the Tsi–zhu Wa–
shta–ge clan of the Tsi–zhu moiety of
the Osage tribe. Museum information
indicates that Mr. Thornburgh obtained
the cultural items in Oklahoma. The
bundle is described in museum
documentation as an Osage object.
Historical, anthropological, and
consultation evidence indicates that
bundles and their accouterments,
including mats, were specialized objects
associated with bundle ceremonies.
Objects used in bundle ceremonies,
including primary ritual objects
(bundles) and secondary ritual objects
(which might include mats) were
ceremonially made and consecrated and
were symbolically kept by a clan on
behalf of the tribe.
In correspondence to Charles C.
Willoughby, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology director, the
collector, Mr. Thornburgh, repeatedly
pointed out that bundles were not
owned by any individual member of the
tribe, but by the tribe itself. The
correpondence states that ‘‘these war
bundles . . . are not controlled by an
individual that you might deal with but
by the leading men of the tribe’’;‘‘this
bundle was not owned by an individual
but by the tribe, or rather controlled by
the tribe, but was kept by an individual
as a keeper for the tribe, and goes to
make up the organization of the tribe,
consisting of various clans’’; and ‘‘this
bundle . . . belongs to the Hiln ah sha
tsa – Red Eagle clan – other names are
Yellow hand – Wah–shin pe ashi
people, or Clan of people.’’ A
preponderance of the evidence thus
indicates that the named individual,
Mi–da–in–ga, was not the owner of the
war bundle, nor was he in a position to
sell it to Mr. Thornburgh. Consultation
with tribal representatives of the Osage
Tribe, Oklahoma supports the notion
that both bundles and bundle mats were
the responsibility of, and in the physical
control of, an individual caretaker but
were communally owned and existed
for the well being of the group.
It is currently unclear if the two
woven rush mats were used only for the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (5), of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Barnstable and Plymouth
Counties, MA.
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 human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the associated funerary objects was made
by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff
in consultation with representatives of the Wampanoag Repatriation
Confederation, on behalf of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
of Massachusetts, Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation (a non-federally
recognized Indian group), and Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe (a non-
federally recognized Indian group).
This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects
reported in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal
Register on August 14, 2003, (FR Doc 03-20754, pages 48626-48634). In
2006, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology identified one
error in a collector's name, identified one error in a collection date,
and identified additional associated funerary objects from four sites
in southeastern MA. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
also changed the method used to quantify reported cultural items. In
light of these findings, the original Notice of Inventory Completion is
amended to decrease the calculated number from 127 to 113 associated
funerary objects. Changes to the original inventories come as a result
of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology's continuing
inventory work. Although the method used to quantify objects has
changed, the previously reported cultural items in this collection
remain the same.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, on page 48628,
paragraph number 7 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
In 1887, human remains representing one individual were removed
from Sandwich, Barnstable County, MA, by Lombard C. Jones. Dr. Jones
donated the human remains to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology in 1908. No known individual was identified. The one
associated funerary object is a nail with a wood fragment.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, on page 48631,
paragraph number 7 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
In 1867, human remains representing one individual from Nantasket
Beach in Hull, Plymouth County, MA, were donated to the Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology by Jeffries Wyman. The human remains were
collected by Mr. Wyman at an unknown date. No known individual was
identified. The 17 associated funerary objects are 16 shell-tempered
pottery sherds and 1 lot of ceramic body sherds.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, at page 48631,
paragraph number 9 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
In 1881, human remains representing six individuals were removed
from the Patuxet Hotel site in Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, by L. H.
Keith and were donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology by Mr. Keith in the same year. No known individuals were
identified. The 18 associated funerary objects are 1 container of human
hair and cloth, 1 container of cloth fragments, 1 container of iron
nails, 1 container of wood fragments, 1 container of iron knife
fragments, 1 metal spoon, 1 lot of textile and wood fragments with soil
matrix, 2 kaolin clay pipes, 3 pieces of lead, 1 stone button mold, 3
lead buttons, and 2 flint flakes.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, on page 48632,
paragraph number 7 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
In 1933, human remains representing one individual were removed
from the Herring Weir area of Mattapoisett, Plymouth County, MA, and
were donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by
Raymond H. Baxter. The human remains were discovered by men working in
the area in 1932. No known
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individual was identified. The 11 associated funerary objects are 1
fragmented copper kettle, 2 copper sheet fragments, 5 fragments of iron
implements, 1 container of red clay, 1 container of skin and bark, and
1 large fragment of a woven bag.
In the Federal Register of August 14, 2003, on page 48633,
paragraph numbers 9 and 10 are corrected by substituting the following
paragraphs:
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of 238 individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology also have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 113 objects 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.
Lastly, officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a
relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human remains and associated funerary
objects and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of
Massachusetts, and there is a cultural relationship between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and the Assonet Band of the
Wampanoag Nation (a non-federally recognized Indian group) and Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribe (a non-federally recognized Indian group).
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Patricia Capone, Repatriation Coordinator,
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11
Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-3702, before
January 8, 2007. Repatriation of the associated funerary objects to the
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, on behalf of the Wampanoag Tribe
of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts, Assonet Band of the Wampanoag
Nation (a non-federally recognized Indian group), and Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribe (a non-federally recognized Indian group) may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, Wampanoag Tribe of
Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts, Assonet Band of the Wampanoag
Nation (a non-federally recognized Indian group), and Mashpee Wampanoag
Indian Tribe (a non-federally recognized Indian group) that this notice
has been published.
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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