Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, 54167-54168 [2019-22050]
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History and Description of the Cultural
Item
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Colgate University, Longyear
Museum of Anthropology, Hamilton,
NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Longyear Museum of
Anthropology, 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 an 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 Longyear
Museum of Anthropology. If no
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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology
at the address in this notice by
November 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Kaytlynn Lynch, Longyear
Museum of Anthropology, 13 Oak Drive,
Hamilton, NY 13346, telephone (315)
228–6643, email kelynch@colgate.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
Longyear Museum of Anthropology,
Hamilton, NY, that meets the definition
of sacred object and 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 items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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The object is a miniature false face
mask or medicine mask. During the
early 1900s, Hope Emily Allen (1883–
1960) received the mask as a gift from
a member of the Oneida Indian Nation,
and added it to her own personal
collection. This collection was
posthumously sold to the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology by her sisterin-law, Florence Allen, in 1962.
The evidence from museum records,
scholarly publications, and information
provided during consultation indicates
that false face masks are not only sacred
objects used in the performance of
medicinal ceremonies, but are also
considered objects of cultural patrimony
that have ongoing historical, traditional,
and cultural significance to the group.
Based on provenance, this false face
mask is considered to be culturally
affiliated to the Oneida Indian Nation
(previously listed as the Oneida Nation
of New York).
Determinations Made by the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the Longyear Museum of
Anthropology have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described is a
specific ceremonial object 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/object of
cultural patrimony and the Oneida
Indian Nation (previously listed as the
Oneida Nation of New York).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
who wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Kaytlynn Lynch, Longyear Museum of
Anthropology, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton,
NY 13346, telephone (315) 228–6643,
email kelynch@colgate.edu, by
November 8, 2019. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred
object to the Oneida Indian Nation
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(previously listed as the Oneida Nation
of New York) may proceed.
The Longyear Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Oneida Indian Nation
(previously listed as the Oneida Nation
of New York) that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 20, 2019
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn,
NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Brooklyn Museum, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribe, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet
the definition of sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
Brooklyn Museum. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural items to the
Indian tribe stated in this notice may
proceed.
SUMMARY:
Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe 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 Brooklyn Museum at the address in
this notice by November 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Nancy Rosoff, Andrew W.
Mellon Senior Curator, Arts of the
Americas, Brooklyn Museum, 200
Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238,
phone (718) 501–6283, email
nancy.rosoff@brooklynmuseum.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 five
cultural items under the control of the
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, that
meet the definition of sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
DATES:
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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 Brooklyn Museum. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
The five cultural items described in
this notice were accessioned by the
Brooklyn Museum between 1901 and
1967. The five objects include three
ceramic vessels and two pieces of dance
regalia. Information on the ceremonial
roles of the objects is based on
consultation that took place at the
Brooklyn Museum on November 28,
2018, and through later written
correspondence.
One ceramic pitcher was collected in
1879 by Colonel James Stevenson at the
Pueblo of Tesuque. In 1880, the pitcher
entered the collection of the U.S.
National Museum. It was transferred to
the Brooklyn Museum in 1901. The
pitcher is decorated with white, black,
and red pigments. Design elements
include clouds, rain, corn, and
crosshatched geometric patterns.
Tesuque representatives stated that the
pitcher was used in community
ceremonies.
One ceramic storage jar was collected
by Captain C. W. Riggs, likely between
1876 and 1891. Riggs’ catalog indicates
that the jar was collected from the
Pueblo of Cochiti. In 1902, the Brooklyn
Museum purchased the storage jar along
with a selection of other Pueblo pottery
collected by Riggs. The jar is decorated
with black designs—corn and circular
motifs—on white pigment; the lower
portion is painted red. While the jar was
collected from the Pueblo of Cochiti, it’s
solid lines (without ceremonial breaks),
wide mouth and tapered lower half, lack
of human and animal figures, and
presence of floral motifs all support a
Tesuque origin. Consultants from the
Pueblo of Tesuque identified this jar as
one that would have been owned and
used by Tesuque’s Warrior Society.
One buffalo hide robe was purchased
by Brooklyn Museum curator Stewart
Culin in 1907 from Benham Indian
Trading Company in Albuquerque, NM,
for $30. The trading company reported
that the robe had been collected by Dr.
Thomas S. Dozier, who said that it came
from Tesuque. The painted design is of
the ‘‘box-and-border’’ type, which is
found throughout the central Plains.
Representatives from Tesuque said that
this robe was used in the Comanche
Dance and was likely purchased from
Comanche traders for this purpose.
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One headdress made from hide, dyed
hair, horn, and fabric was also
purchased by Brooklyn Museum curator
Stewart Culin in 1907 from Benham
Indian Trading Company in
Albuquerque, NM. The only information
provided by the store was that the
headdress was from Tesuque.
Representatives said that this headdress,
like the buffalo hide robe, was worn for
the Comanche Dance.
One seed bowl was purchased by
Brooklyn resident J. L. Greason (1868–
1967) when he was living in Oregon.
The bowl was donated to the Brooklyn
Museum by Greason’s estate after his
death in early 1967. Mrs. A. Gordon,
whose relation to Greason is unknown,
corresponded with the Museum
regarding the donation. The small bowl
is covered with beige slip and is
decorated with black feather designs
around the rim. Tesuque consultants
identified this as a ceremonial bowl
used to hold seeds.
Determinations Made by the Brooklyn
Museum
Officials of the Brooklyn Museum
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the five 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(3)(D),
the five cultural items described above
have 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 objects and objects
of cultural patrimony and the Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe 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 Nancy Rosoff, Andrew W. Mellon
Senior Curator, Arts of the Americas,
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern
Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238, phone
(718) 501–6283, email nancy.rosoff@
brooklynmuseum.org, by November 8,
2019. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony to the
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico, may
proceed.
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The Brooklyn Museum is responsible
for notifying the Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 13, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019–22050 Filed 10–8–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) 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 TVA. 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 TVA at the address in
this notice by November 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11C,
Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
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 Tennessee Valley Authority,
Knoxville, TN. The human remains
were removed from an archeological site
in Colbert County, AL.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0028909; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Brooklyn Museum,
Brooklyn, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Brooklyn Museum, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribe, has determined that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural
patrimony. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe
not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the Brooklyn Museum. If no
additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural
items to the Indian tribe stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe 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 Brooklyn Museum at the address in this notice by November
8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Nancy Rosoff, Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator, Arts of the
Americas, Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238,
phone (718) 501-6283, email [email protected].
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 five cultural items under the
control of the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, that meet the definition
of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony under 25 U.S.C.
3001.
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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
Brooklyn Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
The five cultural items described in this notice were accessioned
by the Brooklyn Museum between 1901 and 1967. The five objects include
three ceramic vessels and two pieces of dance regalia. Information on
the ceremonial roles of the objects is based on consultation that took
place at the Brooklyn Museum on November 28, 2018, and through later
written correspondence.
One ceramic pitcher was collected in 1879 by Colonel James
Stevenson at the Pueblo of Tesuque. In 1880, the pitcher entered the
collection of the U.S. National Museum. It was transferred to the
Brooklyn Museum in 1901. The pitcher is decorated with white, black,
and red pigments. Design elements include clouds, rain, corn, and
crosshatched geometric patterns. Tesuque representatives stated that
the pitcher was used in community ceremonies.
One ceramic storage jar was collected by Captain C. W. Riggs,
likely between 1876 and 1891. Riggs' catalog indicates that the jar was
collected from the Pueblo of Cochiti. In 1902, the Brooklyn Museum
purchased the storage jar along with a selection of other Pueblo
pottery collected by Riggs. The jar is decorated with black designs--
corn and circular motifs--on white pigment; the lower portion is
painted red. While the jar was collected from the Pueblo of Cochiti,
it's solid lines (without ceremonial breaks), wide mouth and tapered
lower half, lack of human and animal figures, and presence of floral
motifs all support a Tesuque origin. Consultants from the Pueblo of
Tesuque identified this jar as one that would have been owned and used
by Tesuque's Warrior Society.
One buffalo hide robe was purchased by Brooklyn Museum curator
Stewart Culin in 1907 from Benham Indian Trading Company in
Albuquerque, NM, for $30. The trading company reported that the robe
had been collected by Dr. Thomas S. Dozier, who said that it came from
Tesuque. The painted design is of the ``box-and-border'' type, which is
found throughout the central Plains. Representatives from Tesuque said
that this robe was used in the Comanche Dance and was likely purchased
from Comanche traders for this purpose.
One headdress made from hide, dyed hair, horn, and fabric was also
purchased by Brooklyn Museum curator Stewart Culin in 1907 from Benham
Indian Trading Company in Albuquerque, NM. The only information
provided by the store was that the headdress was from Tesuque.
Representatives said that this headdress, like the buffalo hide robe,
was worn for the Comanche Dance.
One seed bowl was purchased by Brooklyn resident J. L. Greason
(1868-1967) when he was living in Oregon. The bowl was donated to the
Brooklyn Museum by Greason's estate after his death in early 1967. Mrs.
A. Gordon, whose relation to Greason is unknown, corresponded with the
Museum regarding the donation. The small bowl is covered with beige
slip and is decorated with black feather designs around the rim.
Tesuque consultants identified this as a ceremonial bowl used to hold
seeds.
Determinations Made by the Brooklyn Museum
Officials of the Brooklyn Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the five 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(3)(D), the five cultural items
described above have 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
objects and objects of cultural patrimony and the Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe 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 Nancy Rosoff, Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator, Arts of the
Americas, Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238,
phone (718) 501-6283, email [email protected], by
November 8, 2019. After that date, if no additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred objects and objects of
cultural patrimony to the Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico, may proceed.
The Brooklyn Museum is responsible for notifying the Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico, that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 13, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-22050 Filed 10-8-19; 8:45 am]
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