Notice2021-15570
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO
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Published
July 22, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, 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 unassociated funerary 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 University of Denver 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38760-38761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15570]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032326; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, 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 unassociated funerary 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 University of
Denver 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 University of Denver Museum
of Anthropology at the address in this notice by August 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Amati, University of Denver
Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E Asbury Avenue, Sturm Hall 146, Denver,
CO 80208, telephone (303) 871-2687, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3929d9d96dd929e92879ab39786dd969786"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="34555a5a511a555955405d7450411a515041">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO,
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.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from an unknown
site in Arizona. At an unknown date, the item came into the possession
of the Fred Harvey Company, a Native American art collector and dealer
headquartered in Santa Fe, NM. At an
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unknown date, the item was transferred to Kohlberg's Antique Store in
Denver, Colorado, where, at an unknown date, the item was purchased by
Fallis F. Rees. In 1967, Mr. Rees donated the item to the University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology. The one unassociated funerary object is
a cremation bowl cap (DU# 3886) identified as belonging to the Gila
Plain pottery style. Gila Plain pottery was produced between A.D. 200
to 1450, which encompasses the Hohokam sequence. Museum records
indicate the object was from a cremation.
At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from an unknown
site near Gila Bend in Maricopa County, AZ. At an unknown date, the
item came into the possession of Fallis Reese who, in 1967, donated the
item to the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology. The one
unassociated funerary object is an effigy paint mortar (DU# 3990)
identified as belonging to the Santa Cruz style. Santa Cruz pottery was
produced between A.D. 800-900, which encompasses the Hohokam sequence.
Museum records indicate the object was removed from a cremation.
At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from ``Middle
Verde'' in Arizona. Based on archival research, museum, staff believes
that ``Middle Verde'' could refer to the Verde River, which runs
through Yavapai and Maricopa Counties. The river is divided into three
designated areas--the upper, middle, and lower. At an unknown date, the
item came into the possession of Omar Turney, a Phoenix archeologist
and engineer who studied prehistoric irrigation canals in the Salt
River Valley and in 1901, wrote the report ``Water Supply and
Irrigation on the Verde River and Tributaries.'' At an unknown date,
Turney transferred the item to Fallis Reese who, in 1967, donated the
item to the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology. The one
unassociated funerary object is a blade (DU# 3910). During recent
excavations at sites along the Middle Gila Valley, a similar blade form
has been found placed over the face in Hohokam burials.
At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from Snaketown in
Pinal County, AZ. At an unknown date, the item came into the possession
of Fallis Reese who, in 1967, donated the item to the University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology. The one unassociated funerary object is
a shell bracelet fragment (DU# misc. coll. 18-RE49-3). The item is
burnt, signifying it is from a cremation context. Shell bracelets are
consistent with the Hohokam cultural group.
At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from Pinal
County, AZ, by E.B. Renaud, during an archeological expedition
sponsored by the University of Denver. The one unassociated funerary
object is a lot of ceramic sherds (DU# AZ37). The sherds are consistent
with the material type and manufacture techniques of the Hohokam
cultural group.
At unknown dates, two cultural items were removed from unknown
sites either near the Gila River or in the Gila Valley, in southwestern
Arizona. At unknown dates, the items came into the possession of Fallis
Reese who, in 1967, donated them to the University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology. The two unassociated funerary objects are two shells (DU#
3931c&d). The items are burnt, signifying they are from a cremation
context. Shells are consistent with the Hohokam cultural group.
At unknown dates, two cultural items were removed from unknown
sites. On March 26, 1972, the items were included in a box of objects
anonymously left at the door of the University of Denver Anthropology
Laboratory. The objects were later accessioned into the University of
Denver Museum collection. The two unassociated funerary objects are
shell bracelets (DU# 5740a-b). Shell bracelets of this type have been
found in Hohokam burials of infants, children, and adults.
The Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona, have requested the repatriation
of the cultural items described above as follows: The Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, has requested
DU#s 3886, 3990, 3931c-d, misc. coll. 18-RE49-3, and misc. coll. AZ37;
and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona, has requested DU#s 3910 and 5740a-b.
Determinations Bade by the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the nine 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.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the Gila River Indian Community of
the Gila River Reservation, Arizona and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona (hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes'').
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 Anne Amati, University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology, 2000 E Asbury Avenue, Sturm Hall 146, Denver, CO 80208,
telephone (303) 871-2687, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#167778787338777b77627f56726338737263"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2d3dcdcd79cd3dfd3c6dbf2d6c79cd7d6c7">[email protected]</span></a>, by August 23, 2021.
After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary objects The Tribes may proceed.
The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-15570 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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