Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, 13490-13491 [2017-04855]

Download as PDF 13490 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 47 / Monday, March 13, 2017 / Notices of Wyoming is responsible for notifying the Native Village of Larsen Bay that this notice has been published. Dated: February 9, 2017. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2017–04861 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22834; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Consultation Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: 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 with information in support of the request to the Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa at the address in this notice by April 12, 2017. ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Foster, Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, Harwell Hall, Tulsa, OK 74104, telephone (918) 631–3082, email thomas-foster@utulsa.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here 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 Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK. The mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Mar 10, 2017 Jkt 241001 human remains were removed from unknown locations in the state of Oklahoma. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 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. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa professional staff in consultation with representatives of The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe). History and Description of the Remains During an unknown period of time, human remains representing, at minimum, 30 individuals were removed from multiple locations in the state of Oklahoma. In 2015, these human remains were identified in the collection of the Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa. The collection of human remains has no credible documentation. They were apparently accumulated over a number of years with varying documentation and association. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe). • Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe). • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains may be to The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe). Additional Requestors and Disposition 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 with information in support of the request to Dr. Thomas Foster, Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, Harwell Hall, Tulsa, OK 74104, telephone (918) 631–3082, email thomas-foster@utulsa.edu, by April 12, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe) may proceed. The Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa is responsible for notifying The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe) that this notice has been published. Dated: February 1, 2017. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa [FR Doc. 2017–04851 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] Officials of the Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice are Native American based on physical indicators of age and condition, associated documentation, cranial morphology, and associated human remains. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 30 individuals of Native American ancestry. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and any present-day Indian tribe. • According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23004; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. If no SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 47 / Monday, March 13, 2017 / Notices mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items 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 these cultural items should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science at the address in this notice by April 12, 2017. ADDRESSES: Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA Officer, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370– 6378, email Chip.Colwell@dmns.org. 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 under the control of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, 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. of Natural History) in November 1972. Willis G. Tilton of Tilton Relics obtained AC.4392 from Andrew Pierce on an unknown date, it is unclear whether the mask was purchased or not. The mask was then sold to the Cranes on August 22, 1959, the Cranes then donated it to the DMNS on May 27, 1983. The False Face masks (AC.9720 and AC.9743) were purchased by the Cranes on December 15, 1965, from Gerald Fenstermaker, and were donated to the DMNS on May 27, 1983. The corn husk mask (AC.8552) was purchased from Fenstermaker by the Cranes on August 14, 1965, and was donated to the DMNS on May 27, 1983. The corn husk mask (AC.10791) was originally owned by Josephine Hill, a member of the Onondaga Nation born in 1896. Fenstermaker obtained the mask from her and sold it to Mary and Francis Crane on April 5, 1968. The Cranes then donated it to DMNS on May 27, 1983. Museum accession, catalogue, and documentary records, as well as consultation with representatives of the Onondaga Nation, New York, indicate that the six cultural items are Haudenosaunee, and are from the Onondaga Reservation, New York. The six cultural items relate to the False Face Society and the Corn Husk Mask Society. The False Face masks and the spirits they represent are called Hodo’wi by the Onondaga. These masks are used ceremonially by the False Face Society, a medicine society of the Haudenosaunee. The corn husk masks are associated with the Corn Husk Mask Society and are used in its ceremonies. History and Description of the Cultural Items Between 1959 and 1968, Mary and Francis Crane purchased six cultural items from multiple collectors. The six sacred objects are four False Face masks (AC.4167, AC.4392, AC.9720, and AC.9743) and two corn husk masks (AC.8552 and AC.10791). Two False Face masks (AC.4167 and AC.4392) may have been part of a group stolen in 1959 from Onondaga keepers, Andrew Pierce, or his son, Stanley Pierce. Andrew Pierce was known to have sold False Face masks, though the sale, trade, collection, and display of False Face masks and corn husk masks has long been a controversial practice. Erich Kohlberg of Kohlberg’s Antiques and Indian Arts obtained AC.4167 from Andrew Pierce on an unknown date, it is unclear whether the mask was purchased or not. The mask was then sold to Mary and Francis Crane on June 10, 1959, and the Cranes donated it to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS; then called the Denver Museum Determinations Made by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Officials of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 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 sacred objects and the Onondaga Nation. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Mar 10, 2017 Jkt 241001 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 these cultural items should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA Officer, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13491 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370–6378, email Chip.Colwell@dmns.org, by April 12, 2017. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the sacred objects to Onondaga Nation may proceed. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for notifying the Onondaga Nation that this notice has been published. Dated: February 27, 2017. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2017–04855 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22947; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Human Remains Repository, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Human Remains Repository, Department of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1

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National Park Service

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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Denver Museum of 
Nature & Science, Denver, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, in consultation with 
the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has 
determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the 
definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of 
any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this 
notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written 
request to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. If no

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additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural 
items 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 these cultural items should submit a written request with 
information in support of the claim to the Denver Museum of Nature & 
Science at the address in this notice by April 12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of Anthropology and NAGPRA 
Officer, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, 
Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-6378, email 
Chip.Colwell@dmns.org.

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 under the 
control of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, 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

    Between 1959 and 1968, Mary and Francis Crane purchased six 
cultural items from multiple collectors. The six sacred objects are 
four False Face masks (AC.4167, AC.4392, AC.9720, and AC.9743) and two 
corn husk masks (AC.8552 and AC.10791). Two False Face masks (AC.4167 
and AC.4392) may have been part of a group stolen in 1959 from Onondaga 
keepers, Andrew Pierce, or his son, Stanley Pierce. Andrew Pierce was 
known to have sold False Face masks, though the sale, trade, 
collection, and display of False Face masks and corn husk masks has 
long been a controversial practice. Erich Kohlberg of Kohlberg's 
Antiques and Indian Arts obtained AC.4167 from Andrew Pierce on an 
unknown date, it is unclear whether the mask was purchased or not. The 
mask was then sold to Mary and Francis Crane on June 10, 1959, and the 
Cranes donated it to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS; then 
called the Denver Museum of Natural History) in November 1972. Willis 
G. Tilton of Tilton Relics obtained AC.4392 from Andrew Pierce on an 
unknown date, it is unclear whether the mask was purchased or not. The 
mask was then sold to the Cranes on August 22, 1959, the Cranes then 
donated it to the DMNS on May 27, 1983. The False Face masks (AC.9720 
and AC.9743) were purchased by the Cranes on December 15, 1965, from 
Gerald Fenstermaker, and were donated to the DMNS on May 27, 1983. The 
corn husk mask (AC.8552) was purchased from Fenstermaker by the Cranes 
on August 14, 1965, and was donated to the DMNS on May 27, 1983. The 
corn husk mask (AC.10791) was originally owned by Josephine Hill, a 
member of the Onondaga Nation born in 1896. Fenstermaker obtained the 
mask from her and sold it to Mary and Francis Crane on April 5, 1968. 
The Cranes then donated it to DMNS on May 27, 1983.
    Museum accession, catalogue, and documentary records, as well as 
consultation with representatives of the Onondaga Nation, New York, 
indicate that the six cultural items are Haudenosaunee, and are from 
the Onondaga Reservation, New York. The six cultural items relate to 
the False Face Society and the Corn Husk Mask Society. The False Face 
masks and the spirits they represent are called Hodo'wi by the 
Onondaga. These masks are used ceremonially by the False Face Society, 
a medicine society of the Haudenosaunee. The corn husk masks are 
associated with the Corn Husk Mask Society and are used in its 
ceremonies.

Determinations Made by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

    Officials of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 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 sacred 
objects and the Onondaga Nation.

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 
these cultural items should submit a written request with information 
in support of the claim to Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of Anthropology 
and NAGPRA Officer, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado 
Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-6378, email 
Chip.Colwell@dmns.org, by April 12, 2017. After that date, if no 
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the 
sacred objects to Onondaga Nation may proceed.
    The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is responsible for notifying 
the Onondaga Nation that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 27, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-04855 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am]
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