Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA, 8216-8217 [2016-03411]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Mount Holyoke College Art
Museum, South Hadley, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Mount Holyoke College
Art Museum, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of a sacred
object and object of cultural patrimony.
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 to the
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. If
no additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural item 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 this cultural item should submit
a written request with information in
support of the claim to the Mount
Holyoke College Art Museum at the
address in this notice by March 21,
2016.
SUMMARY:
Aaron F. Miller, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Mount Holyoke College Art
Museum, 50 College Street, South
Hadley, MA 01075, telephone (413)
538–3394, email afmiller@
mtholyoke.edu.
ADDRESSES:
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 under the control of the
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
that meets the definition of a sacred
object and an 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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History and Description of the Cultural
Item
In 2014, one cultural item was
donated to the Mount Holyoke College
Art Museum by the children of J.
Donald Detenber, from Westborough,
MA. Detenber was a collector and dealer
in Native American objects, and it is
unclear when and where he acquired
the object. Detenber was most active in
the 1980s and 1990s and purchased
from various dealers and auction houses
across the country. The sacred object/
object of cultural patrimony is a woven
cotton sash.
This type of textile was used
primarily by the bride in the traditional
Hopi wedding ceremony and can be
seen in various photographs from the
early 20th century. As part of the
ceremony, cotton was collected from
various members of the community and
woven by a specific group of relatives.
Another known use of these sashes is
the Powamu Festival, centered on the
seasonal planting of beans. One aspect
of the ceremonies is the imitation of
Katchinas (ancestral spirits). In some
cases, men would don the sash to dress
as female Katchina spirits or women in
general. One such female Katchina is
Angwusnasomtaka (Crow Mother), who
is often represented with this type of
sash. Based on the above definitions and
a general knowledge of these objects
being used in various types of
ceremonies, there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the cultural
item and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
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Officials of the Mount Holyoke
College Art Museum have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described above is
a 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(3)(D),
the one cultural item described above
has 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 Hopi Tribe
of Arizona.
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Dated: February 3, 2016.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Department of
the Navy, Washington, DC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of the Navy (DoN)
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the Aleut
Corporation, representatives of the
Aleut Repatriation Committee, and the
Cultural Heritage Director of the
Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association,
Inc., as agents for the Native Village of
Atka, AK, and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and members of the
Native Village of Atka. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to the DoN. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
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
SUMMARY:
Determinations Made by the Mount
Holyoke College Art Museum
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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
Aaron F. Miller, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, 50
College Street, South Hadley, MA
01075, telephone (413) 538–3394, email
afmiller@mtholyoke.edu, by March 21,
2016. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred object and object
of cultural patrimony to the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona may proceed.
The Mount Holyoke College Art
Museum is responsible for notifying the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona that this notice
has been published.
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identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the DoN at the address in
this notice by March 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Susan S. Hughes,
Archaeologist, Department of the Navy,
NAVFAC NW, 1101 Tautog Circle,
Silverdale, WA 98315, telephone (360)
396–0083, email susan.s.hughes@
navy.mil.
Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the DoN. The human remains were
removed from the island of Attu, AK, in
the Aleutian Islands.
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the DoN
professional staff in consultation with
the Aleut Corporation, the Aleut
Repatriation Committee, and the
Cultural Heritage Director of the
Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association,
Inc., as agents for the Native Village of
Atka, AK.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1943, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from Attu Island, at the
western end of the Aleutian Islands, AK.
The human remains, a skull and
associated mandible, came into the
possession of William J. Madden II,
Senior Medical Officer at the U.S. Naval
Aerological Station, Attu, where they
were used as an aid in the study of
human skull anatomy. In a letter dated
May 14, 1948, Dr. Madden states that
the human remains were recovered by a
civilian construction company while
engaged in building a Coast Guard
Station on Attu. A historic account of
the Coast Guard construction of the
Western Aleutian island chain (The
Coast Guard at War: IV Loran Volume I
Section III, Chapter 3) suggests that the
skull may have come from an
archeological site at Baxter Bay.
After the Battle of Attu in the spring
of 1943, a U.S.C.G. LORAN Station was
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20233; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Mount Holyoke
College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the
definition of a sacred object and object of cultural patrimony. 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 to the Mount Holyoke
College Art Museum. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer
of control of the cultural item 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 this cultural item should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the Mount Holyoke College Art
Museum at the address in this notice by March 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Aaron F. Miller, NAGPRA Coordinator, Mount Holyoke College
Art Museum, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075, telephone (413)
538-3394, email afmiller@mtholyoke.edu.
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 a cultural item under the
control of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum that meets the
definition of a sacred object and an 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.
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History and Description of the Cultural Item
In 2014, one cultural item was donated to the Mount Holyoke College
Art Museum by the children of J. Donald Detenber, from Westborough, MA.
Detenber was a collector and dealer in Native American objects, and it
is unclear when and where he acquired the object. Detenber was most
active in the 1980s and 1990s and purchased from various dealers and
auction houses across the country. The sacred object/object of cultural
patrimony is a woven cotton sash.
This type of textile was used primarily by the bride in the
traditional Hopi wedding ceremony and can be seen in various
photographs from the early 20th century. As part of the ceremony,
cotton was collected from various members of the community and woven by
a specific group of relatives. Another known use of these sashes is the
Powamu Festival, centered on the seasonal planting of beans. One aspect
of the ceremonies is the imitation of Katchinas (ancestral spirits). In
some cases, men would don the sash to dress as female Katchina spirits
or women in general. One such female Katchina is Angwusnasomtaka (Crow
Mother), who is often represented with this type of sash. Based on the
above definitions and a general knowledge of these objects being used
in various types of ceremonies, there is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural item and
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Determinations Made by the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Officials of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item
described above is a 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(3)(D), the one cultural item
described above has 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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
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 Aaron F. Miller, NAGPRA Coordinator, Mount
Holyoke College Art Museum, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075,
telephone (413) 538-3394, email afmiller@mtholyoke.edu, by March 21,
2016. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward,
transfer of control of the sacred object and object of cultural
patrimony to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed.
The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum is responsible for notifying
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-03411 Filed 2-17-16; 8:45 am]
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