Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items in the Possession of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13597]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items in the Possession 
of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 
Albuquerque, NM

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of the intent to repatriate 
cultural items in the possession of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, 
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM which meet the definition of 
``object of cultural patrimony'' under Section 2 of the Act.
    The 13 cultural items consist of ten Dilzini Gaan masks, two dance 
wands, and one Medicine Man's feathered cap. These objects are 
constructed of wood, cloth, hide, string, thread, beads, and feathers.
    In 1961, a set of five Dilzini Gaan masks (61.3.70-61.3.74) was 
donated to the Maxwell Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Imhof. In 1968 
and 1969, another set of five Dilzini Gaan masks (75.1.1-75.1.4 and 
76.1.32) were purchased for the Maxwell Museum by J.J. Brody. In 1970, 
the two dance wands were donated to the museum by Florence Hawley 
Ellis. In 1960, the Medicine Man's feathered cap was donated to the 
Maxwell Museum by Tom Bahti.
    The cultural affiliation of these cultural items is San Carlos 
Apache as indicated through donor information, museum records, and 
consultation with representatives of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the 
San Carlos Reservation, White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 
Reservation, and the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian 
Reservation. Representatives of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San 
Carlos Reservation have further stated these items have ongoing 
historical, traditional, and cultural importance central to the tribe 
itself, and no individual had or has the right to alienate them. 
Information regarding the status of these cultural items is being 
withheld from this notice by the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the 
request of the representatives of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the 
San Carlos Reservation in order not to compromise the San Carlos Apache 
Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation's code of religious practice.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Maxwell 
Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico have determined that, 
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(4), these 13 cultural items have ongoing 
historical, traditional, and cultural importance central to the culture 
itself, and could not have been alienated, appropriated, or conveyed by 
any individual. Officials of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, 
University of New Mexico have also determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be 
reasonably traced between these items and the San Carlos Apache Tribe 
of the San Carlos Reservation.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the San Carlos Apache 
Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, White Mountain Apache Tribe of the 
Fort Apache Reservation, the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde 
Indian Reservation, the Tonto Apache Tribe, and the Mescalero Apache 
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation. Representatives of any other Indian 
tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these 
objects should contact Brenda A. Dorr, NAGPRA Project Director, Maxwell 
Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 
87131-1201; telephone: (505) 277-0195 before June 28, 1999. 
Repatriation of these objects to the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San 
Carlos Reservation may begin after that date if no additional claimants 
come forward.
Dated: May 18, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-13597 Filed 5-27-99; 8:45 am]
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