Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 15798-15799 [2012-6325]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 52 / Friday, March 16, 2012 / Notices
Dated: March 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012–6334 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: The Colorado College, Colorado
Springs, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Colorado College, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribe, has determined that the
cultural items meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and
repatriation to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona
may occur if no additional claimants
come forward. Representatives of any
Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the cultural
items may contact The Colorado
College.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact The Colorado College at
the address below by April 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Jermyn Davis, Chief of Staff,
President’s Office, Colorado College,
Armstrong Hall, Room 201, 14 E. Cache
La Poudre, Colorado Springs, CO 80903,
telephone (719) 389–6201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby 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 Colorado
College 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 museum, institution or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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DATES:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
The 36 unassociated funerary objects
are ceramic vessels, at least two of
which contain corn. The vessels are
bowls, mugs, pitchers, vases (seed jars),
jars and ladles. The vessel styles are
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black-on-gray, black-on-white, Tusayan
black-on-red, corrugated and gray ware.
Between 1897 and 1898, human
remains, associated and unassociated
funerary objects, as well as other
cultural items were removed from a cliff
ruin in a canyon tributary of Comb
Wash, San Juan County, UT, under the
auspices of the Lang Expedition of
1897–1898. Prior to 1900, General
William Jackson Palmer acquired what
became known as the Lang-Bixby
Collection, which he subsequently
transferred to The Colorado College.
Beginning in the late 1960s, the LangBixby Collection was transferred, along
with other collections from The
Colorado College Museum, through
long-term loans to the Fine Arts Center
(formerly known as the Taylor Museum
and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts
Center) and the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science (formerly known as
the Denver Museum of Natural History).
In 1993, the Fine Arts Center included
the unassociated funerary objects from
the Lang-Bixby Collection in its
NAGPRA summary.
The unassociated funerary objects are
ancestral Puebloan based on type and
style. The human remains and
associated funerary objects from this
collection were described in two
Notices of Inventory Completion (NICs)
published in the Federal Register (74
FR 42105–42106, August 20, 2009, and
69 FR 19232–19233, April 12, 2004).
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were determined to be
Ancestral Puebloan. A relationship of
shared group identity can reasonably be
traced between ancestral Puebloan
peoples and modern Puebloan peoples
based on oral tradition and scientific
studies. The human remains and
associated funerary objects have been
repatriated to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
A preponderance of the evidence
supports cultural affiliation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Determinations Made by The Colorado
College
Officials of The Colorado College have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 36 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
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between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Jermyn Davis,
Chief of Staff, President’s Office,
Colorado College, Armstrong Hall,
Room 201, 14 E. Cache La Poudre,
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903,
telephone (719) 389–6201, before April
16, 2012. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Colorado College is responsible
for notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona
that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012–6330 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: San Francisco State University,
San Francisco, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The San Francisco State
University, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has
determined that the cultural items meet
the definition of sacred objects and
repatriation to the Indian tribes stated
below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the cultural items may contact the
San Francisco State University.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact the San Francisco State
University at the address below by April
16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University, Academic
Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA
94132, telephone (415) 338–3075.
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 in the possession of the San
SUMMARY:
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Francisco State University (SFSU) 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 Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
At an unknown date, a basket (item 1–
3–42/86) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket
with a bundle warp in a round,
shouldered, small necked shape
measures 14 cm in height and 10.5 cm
in diameter and is made of deer grass,
sedge, redbud and bracken fern root.
There are no records at the Treganza
Museum concerning acquisition of this
item.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as a stairstep coming of age basket. This type of
basket was given to either a boy or girl
by a female relative after completion of
the coming of age ceremony. This type
of basket often held special personal
religious items such as crystals, beads,
feathers or tobacco.
In 1976, Margaret Molarsky donated a
basket (item 1–3–42/104) to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The donor records
state it was originally in the collection
of Frank Latta. The coiled basket with
a bundle warp in a flared bowl shape
measures 22 cm in height with a
maximum diameter of 44 cm and is
made of deer grass, saw grass, redbud
and bracken fern root. A tag attached to
the basket was labeled ‘‘Wahnomkot,
Yokuts, c. 1925.’’
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as a
ceremonial cooking basket for the Yokut
Spring Ceremony. The name on the
basket tag, Wahnomkot, also known as
Aida Icho, has been identified as a
Wukchumne Yokut basket weaver. This
type of basket uses a design with
multiple bands of rattlesnakes and was
used to prepare special foods and carry
religious items.
At an unknown date, a basket (item 1–
3–42/75) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket,
closed stitched, with a three-stick warp
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in a round, shouldered, bottle-neck
shape measures 20 cm in height with a
maximum diameter of 18 cm and is
made of deer grass, sedge, redbud and
bracken fern root. A row on the
shoulder was decorated with dyed red
wool and quail top-knot feathers. There
are no records at the Treganza Museum
concerning acquisition of this item.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as a
rattlesnake treasure basket. This type of
basket held special items such as
abalone pendants and anklets that
protected the dancers during the
Rattlesnake Spring Ceremony.
At an unknown date, a basket (item
73–5–5) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket,
gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a
flared bowl shape measures 16.5 cm in
height with a maximum diameter of
31.6 cm and is made of deer grass and
redbud. There are no records at the
Treganza Museum concerning
acquisition of this cultural item.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as an
offering basket that was filled with food
offerings to be left at sacred sites and
burial grounds.
In 1977, Margaret Molarsky donated a
basket (item 77–01–2) to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket,
gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a
flared bowl shape measures 15.8 cm in
height with a maximum diameter of
30.5 cm and is made of deer grass,
sedge, redbud and bracken fern.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Ranc heria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as an
offering basket that was filled with food
offerings to be left at sacred sites and
burial grounds.
In 1977, Margaret Molarsky donated a
basket (item 77–01–3) to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket,
gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a
large flared bowl shape measures 18 cm
in height with a maximum diameter of
46.5 cm and is made of deer grass, sedge
and redbud.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut
Tribe), and ethnographic research, the
basket has been identified as a
ceremonial cooking basket for the Yokut
Spring Ceremony. This type of basket
was used for preparing or serving
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special foods during ceremonies or
religious rites.
Determinations Made by the San
Francisco State University
Officials of the San Francisco State
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the six 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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the six baskets and the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
contact Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University, Academic
Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA
94132, telephone (415) 338–3075 before
April 16, 2012. Repatriation of the
sacred objects to the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The San Francisco State University is
responsible for notifying the Picayune
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut
Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of
California; and the Tule River Indian
Reservation of the Tule River
Reservation, California, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012–6325 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Cultural Item: San Francisco State
University, San Francisco, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The San Francisco State
University, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco
State University, San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The San Francisco State University, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has determined that the cultural items meet
the definition of sacred objects and repatriation to the Indian tribes
stated below may occur if no additional claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the cultural items may contact the San
Francisco State University.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural items should contact the San
Francisco State University at the address below by April 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San Francisco State University,
Academic Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 338-
3075.
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 in the
possession of the San
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Francisco State University (SFSU) 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 Native
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
At an unknown date, a basket (item 1-3-42/86) was donated to the
SFSU Treganza Museum. The coiled basket with a bundle warp in a round,
shouldered, small necked shape measures 14 cm in height and 10.5 cm in
diameter and is made of deer grass, sedge, redbud and bracken fern
root. There are no records at the Treganza Museum concerning
acquisition of this item.
Based on consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic
research, the basket has been identified as a stair-step coming of age
basket. This type of basket was given to either a boy or girl by a
female relative after completion of the coming of age ceremony. This
type of basket often held special personal religious items such as
crystals, beads, feathers or tobacco.
In 1976, Margaret Molarsky donated a basket (item 1-3-42/104) to
the SFSU Treganza Museum. The donor records state it was originally in
the collection of Frank Latta. The coiled basket with a bundle warp in
a flared bowl shape measures 22 cm in height with a maximum diameter of
44 cm and is made of deer grass, saw grass, redbud and bracken fern
root. A tag attached to the basket was labeled ``Wahnomkot, Yokuts, c.
1925.''
Based on consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic
research, the basket has been identified as a ceremonial cooking basket
for the Yokut Spring Ceremony. The name on the basket tag, Wahnomkot,
also known as Aida Icho, has been identified as a Wukchumne Yokut
basket weaver. This type of basket uses a design with multiple bands of
rattlesnakes and was used to prepare special foods and carry religious
items.
At an unknown date, a basket (item 1-3-42/75) was donated to the
SFSU Treganza Museum. The coiled basket, closed stitched, with a three-
stick warp in a round, shouldered, bottle-neck shape measures 20 cm in
height with a maximum diameter of 18 cm and is made of deer grass,
sedge, redbud and bracken fern root. A row on the shoulder was
decorated with dyed red wool and quail top-knot feathers. There are no
records at the Treganza Museum concerning acquisition of this item.
Based on consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic
research, the basket has been identified as a rattlesnake treasure
basket. This type of basket held special items such as abalone pendants
and anklets that protected the dancers during the Rattlesnake Spring
Ceremony.
At an unknown date, a basket (item 73-5-5) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket, gap stitched, with a bundle warp in
a flared bowl shape measures 16.5 cm in height with a maximum diameter
of 31.6 cm and is made of deer grass and redbud. There are no records
at the Treganza Museum concerning acquisition of this cultural item.
Based on consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic
research, the basket has been identified as an offering basket that was
filled with food offerings to be left at sacred sites and burial
grounds.
In 1977, Margaret Molarsky donated a basket (item 77-01-2) to the
SFSU Treganza Museum. The coiled basket, gap stitched, with a bundle
warp in a flared bowl shape measures 15.8 cm in height with a maximum
diameter of 30.5 cm and is made of deer grass, sedge, redbud and
bracken fern.
Based on consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Ranc heria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic
research, the basket has been identified as an offering basket that was
filled with food offerings to be left at sacred sites and burial
grounds.
In 1977, Margaret Molarsky donated a basket (item 77-01-3) to the
SFSU Treganza Museum. The coiled basket, gap stitched, with a bundle
warp in a large flared bowl shape measures 18 cm in height with a
maximum diameter of 46.5 cm and is made of deer grass, sedge and
redbud.
Based on consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut Tribe), and ethnographic
research, the basket has been identified as a ceremonial cooking basket
for the Yokut Spring Ceremony. This type of basket was used for
preparing or serving special foods during ceremonies or religious
rites.
Determinations Made by the San Francisco State University
Officials of the San Francisco State University have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the six 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.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the six
baskets and the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects should contact Jeffrey
Boland Fentress, San Francisco State University, Academic Affairs-ADM
447, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 338-3075 before April 16,
2012. Repatriation of the sacred objects to the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe)
may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The San Francisco State University is responsible for notifying the
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut
Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of California; and the Tule River
Indian Reservation of the Tule River Reservation, California, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: March 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-6325 Filed 3-15-12; 8:45 am]
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