Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 5850-5851 [E9-2126]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 Heard Museum,
Phoenix, AZ that meet the definition of
‘‘sacred 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 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.
In the early 1900s, cultural items were
collected by the Fred Harvey Company
and donated to the Heard Museum by
the Fred Harvey Corporation in 1978.
The five cultural items are one lot of
three ceramic jars with mesh sleeves
and two canvas pouches which are part
of an altar setting (635P); one lot of a
white stone mountain lion fetish and
hide medicine pouch (1458CI); one lot
of three stone fetishes and a hide pouch
(1692CI); one stone fetish used by Zuni
medicine societies, circa 1934 (1704CI);
and one lot that consists of a Pueblo II
period ceramic paint jar, hide pouch,
ceramic bowl, and 16 peyote fetishes,
circa 1900 (1746CI).
In 1975, two cultural items were
donated to the Heard Museum by Mr.
C.G. Wallace. The two cultural items
consist of a stone fetish (NA-SW-ZU-F–
92) and a carved horn fetish or container
(NA-SW-ZU-F–93).
In 1974, two cultural items were
donated to the Heard Museum by
Woodar’s Indian Arts. The two cultural
items are a pair of wrapped feathers
(NA-SW-ZU-I–3a,b) and a feather fetish
(NA-SW-ZU-I–4). The cultural items are
associated with the Zuni medicine
society.
On March 15, 1996, and October 17,
2008, representatives of the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
consulted with museum staff, examined
the collections and determined that the
above-described objects were sacred
objects needed by Zuni religious leaders
for the practice of traditional Native
American religion, and eligible for
repatriation under NAGPRA.
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Officials of the Heard Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(C), the nine cultural items
described above are specific ceremonial
objects needed by traditional Native
American religious leaders for the
practice of traditional Native American
religions by their present-day adherents.
Officials of the Heard Museum also 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 sacred
objects and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
contact Frank Goodyear, Jr., Director,
Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central
Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone
(602) 252–8840, before March 4, 2009.
Repatriation of the sacred objects to the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Heard Museum is responsible for
notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly
the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 31, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Western Reserve Historical
Society, Cleveland, OH
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
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Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the Western Reserve
Historical Society, Cleveland, OH, that
meets the definitions of ‘‘unassociated
funerary objects,’’ and ‘‘sacred 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 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 eight objects are one shaman
crown or headdress (No number); one
shaman bone necklace (No number); one
bear bone amulet (Accession 42.417);
one spirit chaser bone amulet (No
number, possibly Accession 427); one
kushdakka bone amulet (Accession
427); one raven bone amulet (Accession
427); one eel bone amulet (Accession
427); and one ivory burial figure
(Accession 42.1255).
The Western Reserve Historical
Society was founded in 1867, and until
1940 records for accessions were scant
or non-existent. Starting in 1894, book
numbers were assigned consecutively to
objects. This practice was terminated in
1940. From 1940–1943, a large-scale
inventory of the Society’s holdings was
conducted and accession numbers were
assigned to those objects with no prior
book number or provenience. No
cultural affiliation is listed in the
original accession and catalog records
for the eight cultural items. Photographs
of the items and copies of catalog
records were sent to various Alaskan
Native Villages and Corporations.
Collaboration with the Cleveland
Museum of Natural History aided in the
cultural identification of the cultural
items to the Tlingit and Haida.
The burial figure (42.1255) does not
have specific provenience information
other than a catalog card that states
‘‘burial figure taken from elevated grave
in Alaska.’’ Based on museum records
and consultation with representatives of
the Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes, officials of the
Western Reserve Historical Society have
determined that the cultural item is an
unassociated funerary object, and
culturally affiliated with the Tlingit.
The shaman headdress and necklace
were unfortunately overlooked in the
1940 inventory process and remain
without an accession number. No
provenience information has been found
in the records. However, based on
consultation with the Central Council of
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the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes, the
two cultural items have been
determined to be sacred objects, and
culturally affiliated with the Tlingit.
In 1915, the bear amulet (42.417) was
given to the Western Reserve Historical
Society. The cultural item is from the
Ben G. Goodman collection. Mr.
Goodman, a former resident of
Cleveland, spent 16 years as a fur
trapper and resident of Nome, AK.
In April 1916, the estate of Colonel
Orlando John Hodge of Cleveland was
donated to the Western Reserve
Historical Society. The accession
register lists ‘‘four carved ivory
amulets,’’ which are reasonably believed
to be these four ivory amulets
(Accession 427). Col. Hodge’s
connection to Alaska and how he
acquired the amulets is unknown.
However, based on consultation with
the Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes, the two cultural
items have been determined to be sacred
objects, and culturally affiliated with
the Tlingit.
The Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes further identified
the headdress, necklace, and amulets as
shaman (or ixt’) objects, and as such
sacred objects. Evidence given during
consultation with the Central Council of
the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes have
indicated that shaman objects would
have been buried with the shaman, and
are therefore, funerary objects. Finally,
consultation evidence of Tlingit
property rights state that shaman sacred
objects are also considered property of
the clan. However, the specific
shaman(s) and the clan(s) are unknown
for the cultural items described in this
notice.
Officials of the Western Reserve
Historical Society have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the
eight 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 an Native
American individual. Officials of the
Western Reserve Historical Society also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the seven cultural
items described above are specific
ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for
the practice of traditional Native
American religions by their present-day
adherents. Lastly, officials of the
Western Reserve Historical Society have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Heard Museum,
Phoenix, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 Heard Museum,
Phoenix, AZ that meet the definition of ``sacred 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
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.
In the early 1900s, cultural items were collected by the Fred
Harvey Company and donated to the Heard Museum by the Fred Harvey
Corporation in 1978. The five cultural items are one lot of three
ceramic jars with mesh sleeves and two canvas pouches which are part of
an altar setting (635P); one lot of a white stone mountain lion fetish
and hide medicine pouch (1458CI); one lot of three stone fetishes and a
hide pouch (1692CI); one stone fetish used by Zuni medicine societies,
circa 1934 (1704CI); and one lot that consists of a Pueblo II period
ceramic paint jar, hide pouch, ceramic bowl, and 16 peyote fetishes,
circa 1900 (1746CI).
In 1975, two cultural items were donated to the Heard Museum by Mr.
C.G. Wallace. The two cultural items consist of a stone fetish (NA-SW-
ZU-F-92) and a carved horn fetish or container (NA-SW-ZU-F-93).
In 1974, two cultural items were donated to the Heard Museum by
Woodar's Indian Arts. The two cultural items are a pair of wrapped
feathers (NA-SW-ZU-I-3a,b) and a feather fetish (NA-SW-ZU-I-4). The
cultural items are associated with the Zuni medicine society.
On March 15, 1996, and October 17, 2008, representatives of the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico consulted with museum
staff, examined the collections and determined that the above-described
objects were sacred objects needed by Zuni religious leaders for the
practice of traditional Native American religion, and eligible for
repatriation under NAGPRA.
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Officials of the Heard Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the nine cultural items described above are
specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American
religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American
religions by their present-day adherents. Officials of the Heard Museum
also 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 sacred objects and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects should contact Frank
Goodyear, Jr., Director, Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix,
AZ 85004, telephone (602) 252-8840, before March 4, 2009. Repatriation
of the sacred objects to the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Heard Museum is responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the Pueblo of San Juan);
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur
Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 31, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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