94-16457. Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item in the Possession of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item in the Possession 
of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior

ACTION:  Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act of 1990 of the intent to repatriate a cultural 
item in the possession of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art that 
meets the definition of ``object of cultural patrimony'' under Section 
2 of the act.
    The item consists of a headdress in the form of a wolf's head, with 
a wicker frame, calico lining, red trade cloth tongue, and cape with 
ermine skins. The headdress was purchased by the Museum in 1983 from 
Boyd Didrickson and is designated accession number 83.134 in the Museum 
records.
    Evidence provided by the Yanyeidi Clan of the Taku Tlingit confirms 
that the headdress is of ongoing historical, traditional, and cultural 
importance to the clan, and that at the time the headdress was 
separated from the Yanyeidi Clan of the Taku Tlingit, no individual 
clan member was considered to have the right to convey it to a non-clan 
member without clan consent.
    The Douglas Indian Association, an association recognized as 
eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United 
States to Indians because of their status as Indians, has petitioned 
for the repatriation of the headdress on behalf of the Yanyeidi Clan of 
the Taku Tlingit. Representatives of the Douglas Indian Association, 
the Yanyeidi Clan of the Taku Tlingit, and the Museum have determined 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2) that there is a relationship of shared 
group identity which can be reasonably traced between the headdress, 
the Douglas Indian Association, and the Yanyeidi Clan of the Taku 
Tlingit. The Museum has agreed to repatriate the headdress.
    Representatives of any other Indian tribe or Alaska Native village 
or corporation that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with 
this item should contact Patricia B. Wolf, Museum Director, Anchorage 
Museum of History and Art, 121 W. 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, 
[phone], before [thirty days following publication of this 
notice]. Repatriation of the item to the Douglas Indian Association, on 
behalf of the Yanyeidi Clan of the Taku Tlingit, may begin after that 
date if no additional claimants come forward.
    Dated: June 30, 1994
C. Timothy McKeown,
Acting Departmental Consulting ArcheologistActing Chief, Archeological 
Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 94-16457 Filed 7-6-94; 8:45 am]
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