Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Montana Historical Society, Helena, MT, 28065 [2011-11869]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Cultural Item: Montana Historical
Society, Helena, MT
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 a cultural item in the
possession of the Montana Historical
Society, Helena, MT, that meets the
definition of a sacred object 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
item. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The cultural item is a split horn
bonnet headdress (X1892.01.38), which
has a cap of animal skin and is covered
with strips of ermine. The split horns
are attached at either side and are
wrapped with a woven wool sash of
predominately red wool. Yellow or
green twill weave tape is tied to the base
of the horns along with a different
pattern of red sash. The horn tips are
joined by a strand of blue and white
beads. The tips are decorated with blue
and yellow horse hair, brass hawk bells,
ermine strips with red feathers, and
large blue beads. At the base of the
horns are 16 inch strands of red wool
yarn in a bundle. Ermine tubes around
the lower edge of the cap are 10–12
inches long. The ermine strips and tubes
are attached in a variety of ways. They
are decorated with either large beads,
red wool yarn, red and blue feathers, or
porcupine quills. Running horizontally
under the ermine on the outside of the
cap are six brass buttons decorated in
low relief with floral and leaf motifs.
The buttons are inserted into the cap by
means of a shank, and have been
secured inside the cap with a strip of
leather through the eyes. Below the
buttons, at the base of the cap, is a piece
of leather in upside down ‘‘V’’ pattern.
A narrow strip of leather appears to lace
across this area. A red stroud strip is
just above the face.
According to museum records this
bonnet was acquired by Major R. A.
Allen ‘‘from the Blackfeet, Bloods, and
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Piegan Indians,’’ while serving as the
United States Indian Agent for the
Blackfeet Agency, Montana Territory,
between 1884 and 1886. In 1892, Allen
loaned it to the Montana Historical
Society. Subsequently, it was purchased
by William Andrus Clark, who donated
it to the Society’s collections in 1900.
Consultation with Blackfeet tribal and
religious leaders confirmed that the
bonnet originated from the Blackfeet, it
is a ceremonial artifact associated with
a religious society, and it is required for
the practice of a traditional religion by
contemporary adherents. The presentday Blackfoot Confederacy (Blackfeet
Tribe, Blood Nation of Montana, Piegan
Nation of Canada, and the Siksika
Nation of Canada) is descended from the
four tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy
as constituted during the 1880s, and is
represented in the United States by the
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana.
Officials of the Montana Historical
Society have determined, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), that the one cultural
item is a specific ceremonial object
needed by traditional Native American
religious leaders for the practice of
traditional Native American religions by
present-day adherents. Officials of the
Montana Historical Society also have
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(2), that there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the sacred
object and the Blackfoot Confederacy,
which is represented by the Blackfeet
Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred object should
contact Jennifer Bottomly-O’looney,
Curator, Montana Historical Society,
225 North Roberts St., Helena, MT
59620, telephone (406) 444–4711, before
June 13, 2011. Repatriation of the sacred
object to the Blackfeet Tribe of the
Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Montana Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Blackfeet
Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Montana
Historical Society, Helena, MT
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 a cultural item in the possession of the Montana
Historical Society, Helena, MT, that meets the definition of a sacred
object 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
item. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
The cultural item is a split horn bonnet headdress (X1892.01.38),
which has a cap of animal skin and is covered with strips of ermine.
The split horns are attached at either side and are wrapped with a
woven wool sash of predominately red wool. Yellow or green twill weave
tape is tied to the base of the horns along with a different pattern of
red sash. The horn tips are joined by a strand of blue and white beads.
The tips are decorated with blue and yellow horse hair, brass hawk
bells, ermine strips with red feathers, and large blue beads. At the
base of the horns are 16 inch strands of red wool yarn in a bundle.
Ermine tubes around the lower edge of the cap are 10-12 inches long.
The ermine strips and tubes are attached in a variety of ways. They are
decorated with either large beads, red wool yarn, red and blue
feathers, or porcupine quills. Running horizontally under the ermine on
the outside of the cap are six brass buttons decorated in low relief
with floral and leaf motifs. The buttons are inserted into the cap by
means of a shank, and have been secured inside the cap with a strip of
leather through the eyes. Below the buttons, at the base of the cap, is
a piece of leather in upside down ``V'' pattern. A narrow strip of
leather appears to lace across this area. A red stroud strip is just
above the face.
According to museum records this bonnet was acquired by Major R. A.
Allen ``from the Blackfeet, Bloods, and Piegan Indians,'' while serving
as the United States Indian Agent for the Blackfeet Agency, Montana
Territory, between 1884 and 1886. In 1892, Allen loaned it to the
Montana Historical Society. Subsequently, it was purchased by William
Andrus Clark, who donated it to the Society's collections in 1900.
Consultation with Blackfeet tribal and religious leaders confirmed
that the bonnet originated from the Blackfeet, it is a ceremonial
artifact associated with a religious society, and it is required for
the practice of a traditional religion by contemporary adherents. The
present-day Blackfoot Confederacy (Blackfeet Tribe, Blood Nation of
Montana, Piegan Nation of Canada, and the Siksika Nation of Canada) is
descended from the four tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy as
constituted during the 1880s, and is represented in the United States
by the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana.
Officials of the Montana Historical Society have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), that the one cultural item is a
specific ceremonial object needed by traditional Native American
religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American
religions by present-day adherents. Officials of the Montana Historical
Society also have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), that there
is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the sacred object and the Blackfoot Confederacy, which
is represented by the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred object should contact Jennifer
Bottomly-O'looney, Curator, Montana Historical Society, 225 North
Roberts St., Helena, MT 59620, telephone (406) 444-4711, before June
13, 2011. Repatriation of the sacred object to the Blackfeet Tribe of
the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come forward.
The Montana Historical Society is responsible for notifying the
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana that
this notice has been published.
Dated: May 9, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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