[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 122 (Monday, June 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 38176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13623]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034107; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Nelson Gallery 
Foundation DBA The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Nelson Gallery Foundation, 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 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 Nelson Gallery Foundation. If no 
additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural 
item 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 this cultural item should submit a written request with 
information in support of the claim to The Nelson Gallery Foundation at 
the address in this notice by July 27, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Byers, Assistant to the 
Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 
4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64111, telephone (816) 751-1320, email 
atkins.org">jbyers@nelson-atkins.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 a cultural item under the 
control of The Nelson Gallery Foundation, Kansas City, MO, that meets 
the definition of an 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 item. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

History and Description of the Cultural Item

    On December 12, 1931, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art purchased a 
cultural item from the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 
in New York, NY, and accessioned it on January 1, 1931. The object of 
cultural patrimony is one woven bag.
    Bags of this kind represent an ancient tradition of weaving by the 
Osage women. Until trade yarn was adopted by Osage weavers following 
European contact, such bags were woven using buffalo hair. This woven 
bag was consecrated and made waxobe (sacred) during ceremonies 
conducted by Osage clan priests. It was an intrinsic part of the Ga-
hi'-ge O-k'on (Rite of the Chiefs) ceremony, where it symbolized a 
woman's vocation.

Determinations Made by The Nelson Gallery Foundation

    Officials of The Nelson Gallery Foundation have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the one cultural item 
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 object 
of cultural patrimony and The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage 
Tribe).

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 
this cultural item should submit a written request with information in 
support of the claim to Jennifer Byers, Assistant to the Deputy 
Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 
Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64111, telephone (816) 751-1320, email 
atkins.org">jbyers@nelson-atkins.org, by July 27, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the 
object of cultural patrimony to The Osage Nation (previously listed as 
Osage Tribe) may proceed.
    The Nelson Gallery Foundation is responsible for notifying The 
Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage Tribe) that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: June 13, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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