[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86361-86363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25191]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038962; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Oakland Museum of California, 
Oakland, CA

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 Oakland Museum of California intends to 
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred 
objects and 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 November 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Anna Bunting, NAGPRA Coordinator, Oakland Museum of 
California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607, telephone (510) 318-
8493, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd5dadccbc9dafbd6cec8deced6d8da95d4c9dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3ada2a4b3b1a283aeb6b0a6b6aea0a2edacb1a4">[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 
Oakland Museum of California, 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 332 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The 332 sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony are listed below.
    The majority of the items requested for repatriation were acquired 
by the Oakland Public Museum. The Oakland Public Museum (OPM) and its 
collections were merged into the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) in 
1969. Unless otherwise noted below, there are no known dates or 
circumstances related to when any of the items on this claim were 
originally removed from their source communities. Unless otherwise 
noted below, all items included on the claim were described by OPM/OMCA 
as ``Klamath River Indian'' at the time of acquisition.
    One hundred and twenty-four items (H16.10A-H16.249) representing 
two smoking pipes, three stirring paddles, 10 spoons, three dishes, one 
model boat, one lot of net gauges, two nets, nine lots of lithics 
(i.e., spear, arrow, and drill points, knife), one deer snare, six 
arrows, one quiver, one lot of woodpecker scalps, one lot of iris 
fiber, 20 regalia items (necklace, hair ornament, headdress, mantle, 
dance skirts), one deerskin, one dance wand, and 61 baskets (basket 
bowls, basket hats, basket trays, basket cradle, tobacco basket, basket 
plaque, burden basket) were purchased by the Oakland Public Museum on 
April 6, 1909 from John Dagget. The three dishes were later described 
as ``lower Klamath.'' Larry Dawson (Senior Museum Anthropologist at UC 
Berkeley) attributed the four basket plaques as Yurok. Ron Johnson 
(Clarke Museum) attributed one basket hat as Karuk. The Pulikla Tribe 
of Yurok People (formerly Resighini Rancheria) attributes the basket 
hat as Yurok. The Yurok Tribe attributed smoking pipes, dishes, dance 
skirts, and headbands as Yurok.
    One storage basket (H16.576) was purchased by the Oakland Public 
Museum on April 6, 1909.
    Twenty-seven items (H16.984-H16.1046) representing one fox skin, 20 
regalia items (head roll, headdress, plume, headband, skirts, 
necklace), two spoons, one eel skinner, and three basket bowls, were 
purchased from Paul A. Brizard whose family owned and operated A. 
Brizard, Inc. Department Store in Arcata, California by the Oakland 
Public Museum, January 22, 1910. Researchers Lynn Risling and Julian 
Lang attributed one dance skirt as Karuk. Information provided by the 
Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People (formerly Resighini Rancheria) attributes 
the dance skirt as Yurok.
    Five items (H16.1903-1909) representing three basket bowls and two 
basket hats were gifted to the Oakland Public Museum on January 28, 
1913 by Mrs. William B. Pringle. Museum records show Mrs. T.R. 
Hutchinson as the collector.
    One baby carrier (H16.3039) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum 
on October 31, 1919 by Amelia Sellander.
    One dance apron (H16.3050) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 
June 10, 1920 by Mrs. R.L. Rowley.

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    Thirteen items (H16.3251-H16.3265) representing 11 basket hats and 
two trinket baskets were gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, October 
19, 1922 by Sarah W. Deming.
    One basket hat (H16.3418) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 
October 26, 1922 by Mrs. F.P. Cutting. Past museum records attributed 
the item to Modoc Indians or Hupa. Both the Yurok Tribe and the Pulikla 
Tribe of Yurok People (formerly Resighini Rancheria) attributed the 
basket hat as Yurok.
    One basket hat (H16.3418) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 
June 18, 1925, by Mrs. C.H. King. The basket hat was described as Lower 
Klamath River and Yurok.
    Seven baskets (H16.3529-H16.3551 and H16.4355-H16.4365) were gifted 
to the Oakland Public Museum, July 17, 1927 by Mrs. Henry Weatherbee.
    One smoking pipe (H16.3683) was gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, September 7, 1927 by Mrs. Philip E. Bowles.
    One model basket cradle (H16.3720) was gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, December 27, 1927 by Mrs. W.P. Winchester.
    Eleven items (H16.3764-H16.3784) representing 10 baskets and one 
bow, were gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 12/13/1928 by Dr. 
Hayward G. Thomas. Larry Dawson (Senior Museum Anthropologist at UC 
Berkeley) attributed two basket trays as Yurok. Both the Yurok Tribe 
and the Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People (formerly Resighini Rancheria) 
attributed the bow as Yurok.
    Three items (H16.3945, H16.4061, H16.4073) representing one basket 
bowl and two necklaces were purchased by the Oakland Public Museum, May 
14, 1932 from Mrs. Viola Roseberry. The two necklaces were described as 
``Northwest California Indian.'' The Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People 
(formerly Resighini Rancheria) has attributed the necklaces as Yurok.
    Two items (H16.4125 and H16.4516) representing one necklace and one 
basket hat were gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, May 20, 1942 by 
Sue Shoemaker. Ron Johnson (Clarke Museum) attributed the basket hat as 
Yurok.
    One basket hat (H16.4164) was gifted to the Oakland Museum, July 2, 
1933 by Lily Cole. Ron Johnson (Clarke Museum) attributed the hat as 
Karuk or Yurok. The Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People (formerly Resighini 
Rancheria) attributes the basket hat as Yurok.
    Eight baskets (H16.4203-H16.4216) were gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, October 5, 1936 by Mona Crellin.
    Three baskets (H16.4243-H16.4247) were gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, April 5, 1938 by Mrs. Nettie Caveney.
    One model basket cradle (H16.4299) was gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, April 26, 1943 by an anonymous donor.
    Six baskets (H16.4333-H16.4340) were gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, November 19, 1938 by Mrs. L.G. Wolfe.
    One fish drying tray (H16.4452) was loaned to the Oakland Public 
Museum in 1923 and gifted April 30, 1947 by Lillie S.B. Swain.
    One basket hat (H16.4498) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 
March 10, 1941 by Mrs. Charles H. Jurgens.
    Three baskets (H16.4686-H16.4694) were gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, May 2, 1956 by Herbert A. Bruntsch.
    Nineteen baskets (H16.4741-H16.4824) including basket hats, basket 
cradles and basket bowls were gifted to Oakland Public Museum, November 
11, 1961 by Florence A. Chown. Museum files show the collector as 
Alfred Henry Mason Seal. Seal traveled on business trips up and down 
Northern California and Oregon in the late 1800s and early 1900s and he 
acquired the baskets during these travels. Ron Johnson (Clarke Museum) 
attributes one basket as Yurok.
    One basket (H16.4870) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum as 
part of the bequest of Laetitia Meyer, October 1961.
    One basket (H4099.3) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 
February 8, 1963 by Mrs. Haughton Sawyer.
    Three miniature basket cradles (H4153.10A, B, F) were gifted to the 
Oakland Public Museum, December 2, 1959 by Dorothy Haberman. Notes in 
the donor files state that items were collected circa 1897-1899. The 
objects came from the collections of F.W. Carlyon and his sister, Anna 
E. Vaughan.
    Two baskets (H4364.93 and H4364.113) were originally received by 
the Oakland Public Museum in 1920 as a loan from Mrs. E. Shanklin. The 
loan was converted to a gift in 1934.
    Three baskets (H4422.5-.7) were gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, July 1966 by Bernice Baxter.
    Three baskets (H4575.6A-B, H4575.7) were gifted to the Oakland 
Public Museum, April 24, 1967 by Mrs. Julius E. Lisbon.
    One basket (H68.52.4) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 
March 21, 1968 by Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zinn.
    Four baskets (H68.57.3-.5, .7) were gifted to the Oakland Public 
Museum, March 20, 1968 by Mr. and Mrs. W.R. McGary. Note in the donor 
file says ``the pieces were gathered by Micah Chrisman, San Francisco, 
California.''
    One basket (H68.154.21G) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 
August 19, 1968 by Mrs. George Werkley.
    One basket hat (H68.192.4) was gifted to the Oakland Public Museum, 
October 25, 1968 by Jessie Calder.
    Five baskets (H69.279.1A, .6, .32, .33, .56) were gifted to the 
Oakland Museum, August 11, 1969 by Mrs. W.J. Gardner.
    Two baskets (H79.9.1 and .2) were gifted to the Oakland Museum, 
January 28, 1970 by Eleanor Jahn. Notes in the donor file say the items 
were ``purchased at auction by [the] donor's father.'' Larry Dawson 
(Senior Museum Anthropologist at UC Berkeley) described the basket bowl 
as ``Karuk type.'' The Resighini Rancheria of Yurok People attributes 
it as Yurok.
    Thirty-five items (H74.639.2057-.2983 and H90.0.215, .218, .241, 
.243, .244) representing 28 baskets (including basket hats, baskets, 
cooking basket, burden baskets, hopper basket, mush dipper); four 
necklaces, one apron, one quiver, one deer dew claw, have no known 
acquisition information. These catalog numbers were assigned in 1974 
and 1990 for use with objects of unknown origin encountered during 
inventories of the collections. A few items have some information 
attached to them: H74.639.2086, basket hat: piece of tape stuck to 
basket reads: ``Hat--N. Calif., Mrs. Cain's (?) donation, Oakland, Park 
Dept.'' H74.639.2230, basket: ``Purchased from Rev. Leo Brown Plateau/
Lower Klamath River''. H74.639.2231, basket: ``From Mrs. Grant Hunt, 
1121 Mandana Blvd. Oakland, CA.'' H74.639.2982-.2983, basket hat: 
``Possible connection to Alice Eakin Collection.'' Basket 
(H74.639.2057) is described as Yurok. Necklace (H74.639.2211) is 
described as Northwest CA. Indian. The Resighini Rancheria attributes 
this as Yurok. Researchers Lynn Risling and Julian Lang attribute apron 
(H74.639.2218) as Karuk. The Resighini Rancheria attributes the apron 
as Yurok.
    Eight baskets (H74.703.18, .32, .40, .145, .149, .151, .153, .169) 
were gifted to the Oakland Museum, February 26, 1975 by the Pardee 
Sisters. Notes in the donor file state ``objects probably collected 
between late 1890s and 1920s by their parents George and Helen Pardee 
who visited Klamath lumber mills between 1903-1907.
    Five baskets (H79.75.5, .12, .20., .23, .28) including a basket 
water bottle, basket hats and basket bowls, were gifted to the Snow 
Museum in August,

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1939, by Clark A. Bowen. Notes in the donor file say the items were 
``collected between 1900-1920. Collected by Frank A. Bowen during the 
building of wireless stations from Nome to San Diego and while 
traveling.'' The basket water bottle, and two basket bowls are 
described in museum records as ``Lower Klamath River, Yurok.'' Basket 
hat (H79.75.12) is described in museum records as ``Hupa.'' The 
Resighini Rancheria attributes this basket hat as Yurok.
    One meal sifter basket (H80.85.8) was gifted to the Oakland Museum, 
August 15, 1980 by Rhona Williams. Museum records describe this basket 
as Yurok.
    Four baskets (H83.157.1-.5) were gifted to the Oakland Museum, 
December 22, 1983 by Oraville Jane Tuttle.
    One basket hat (H84.64.3) was gifted to the Oakland Museum, June 
18, 1984 by Mrs. Raymond Crichton.
    One basket (H98.8.56) received by the Oakland Museum, March 26, 
1998 as part of the bequest from the will of Lois Chambers Stone.
    One basket hat (2002.10.8) gifted to the Oakland Museum, May 17, 
2002 by Bernice M. Mayer.
    Two baskets (2004.108.1-.2) gifted to the Oakland Museum, December 
9, 2004 as part of the estate of Fred A Countryman.
    Two baskets (2007.22.3 and .12) gifted to the Oakland Museum, 
February 8, 2007 as part of the estate of Donald V. Hemphill. Former 
OMCA curator Christiaan Kliger described these baskets as Yurok or 
possibly Hupa.
    Three basket hats (2007.91.1, .2, .3) received by the Oakland 
Museum, February 9, 2000 as part of a bequest from the Ann Proctor 
Trust. Former OMCA curator Christiaan Kliger described these baskets as 
``Lower Klamath River, possibly Hupa.'' Both the Yurok Tribe and the 
Resighini Rancheria attribute these as Yurok.
    In 2007, random testing of OMCA's basket collection was conducted 
using pXRF technology. Eight baskets included in this request for 
repatriation were tested at that time with negative results for both 
mercury and arsenic.

Determinations

    The Oakland Museum of California has determined that:
    <bullet> The 332 sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony 
described in this notice are, according to the Native American 
traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional 
Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice 
traditional Native American religion, and 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).
    <bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and the Resighini Rancheria, California.

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 November 29, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the Oakland Museum of California 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 Oakland Museum of 
California 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: October 25, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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