[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45439-45440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22739]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Associated Funerary Objects of 
Queen Lili'uokalani in the Possession of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop 
Museum, Honolulu, HI

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of associated funerary 
objects of Queen Lili'uokalani in the possession of the Bernice Pauahi 
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI.
    A detailed assessment of the associated funerary objects was made 
by Bishop Museum professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Dominis family, Friends of 'Iolani Palace, and 
the Kawananakoa family.
    In 1917, a pair of satin slippers and a satin pillow were donated 
to the Bishop Museum by Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole and Col. 
Curtis I'aukea.
    Donor information indicates these objects were made by Queen 
Lili'uokalanai during a visit to Washington, DC, probably in 1896, and 
that she intended they be used for her lying-in-state. However, they 
were not found until after her funeral. Ms. Virginia Dominis Koch and 
Ms. Sybil Dominis Silver have been identified as the lineal descendents 
of Queen Lili'uokalanai as granddaughters of her adopted-hanai son, 
John Aimoka Dominis.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Bishop 
Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the two 
objects listed above are reasonably believed to have been made 
exclusively to be placed with or near individual human remains at the 
time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. Officials 
of the Bishop Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005 
(a)(5)(A), that Ms. Virginia Dominis Koch and Ms. Sybil Dominis Silver 
are direct lineal descendants of the individual who made and owned 
these associated funerary objects.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Friends of 'Iolani 
Palace, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, the Office of Hawaiian 
Affairs, Virginia Dominis Koch and Sybil Dominis Silver, and the 
Kawananakoa family. Any other person or Native Hawaiian organization 
who believes they are affiliated with these associated funerary objects 
should contact Janet Ness, Registrar, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 
1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI 96817; telephone: (808) 848-4105, 
before September 26, 1997. Repatriation of the associated funerary 
objects to the lineal

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descendents may begin after that date if no additional claimants come 
forward.
Dated: August 14, 1997.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 97-22739 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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