Notice2026-18965
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
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Published
September 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Gilcrease Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58707-58708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18965]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7499; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043748; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Gilcrease Museum intends to repatriate
certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural
patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after October 16, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N
Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, OK 74127, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5d9d4c0c7d498d7c7ccd4dbc1f5c0c1c0d9c6d49bd0d1c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e38f82969182ce81919a828d97a39697968f9082cd868796">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Gilcrease Museum, and additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of two cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The two objects of cultural patrimony are baskets (TL2026.11.50 and
71.721). One basket
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is identified as a Tubatulabal bottleneck olla and was donated to
Gilcrease in 2026 by Alan and Berte Hirschfield, who were collectors
from Wyoming. They likely acquired this basket in the late 20th century
from an auction house or trading post. The presence of any potentially
hazardous substances is unknown. The other basket is also identified as
Tubatulabal and from the Kern River circa 1890. In 1995, Bob Lengacher
donated the basket to Gilcrease; the basket was collected in California
by Lengacher's aunt in the early 20th century.
Determinations
The Gilcrease Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The two objects of cultural patrimony described in this
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> There is a connection between the cultural items described
in this notice and the Tejon Indian Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after October 16, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Gilcrease Museum must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The Gilcrease Museum is responsible for sending
a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: September 10, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-18965 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
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