Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 48 / Wednesday, March 12, 1997 / Notices 11463

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items From Arizona in the Possession

of the San Diego Museum of Man, San

Diego, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3005(a)(2),

of the intent to repatriate cultural items

in the possession of the San Diego

Museum of Man which meet the

definition of ‘‘sacred objects’’ under

Section 2 of the Act.

The nine Hopi Katsina masks consist

of Hoote, Half Mask, Kohonina,

Monakvi, Kowako, Chakwaina, Sipikni,

Soyoko, and Mong Koyemsi.

In 1955, the Katsina Half Mask was

acquired by the San Diego Museum of

Man as part of an exchange with Mr.

Ralph Altman of Los Angeles, CA.

Accession information indicates this

Katsina mask’s provenience is Hopi,

Northern Arizona.

In 1957, the Katsina Hoote was

purchased by the San Diego Museum of

Man from ‘‘Trader Bill’’ Berner of

Phoenix, AZ. Accession information

indicates this mask was collected

around 1957 in New Oraibi, AZ.

In 1962, the Katsina masks Kohonina

and Monakvi were purchased by the

San Diego Museum of Man from Mr.

Tom Bahti, a dealer in Southwestern

arts. The accession information lists

these masks as Hopi.

In 1977, the Katsina masks Kowako,

Chakwaina, and Sipikni were purchased

by the San Diego Museum of Man from

Hubert Guy. These Katsina masks had

previously passed through several

dealers. The accession information

indicates the original purchaser, Mr.

Ron Munn of La Mesa, CA, purchased

these Katsina masks from ‘‘a Hopi man.’’

The Katsina Mask Soyoko was also

purchased by the San Diego Museum of

Man from Hubert Guy, who bought this

mask from Mr. Lewis of Snowflake, AZ.

The accession information indicates

these four Katsina masks are from the

Hopi Reservation.

In 1977, the Katsina mask Mong

Koyemsi was purchased by the San

Diego Museum of Man from Ron Munn.

The accession information lists the

provenience as the Hopi Reservation.

Accession information and

anthropological evidence indicate these

Katsina masks are consistent with Hopi

practice. Consultation with

representatives of the Hopi tribe

indicates that these Katsina masks are

needed by traditional religious leaders

for the practice of Hopi religion by

present day adherents.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the San Diego

Museum of Man have determined that,

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), these

nine cultural items are specific

ceremonial objects needed by traditional

Native American religious leaders for

the practice of traditional Native

American religions by their present-day

adherents. Officials of the San Diego

Museum of Man have also determined

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),

there is a relationship of shared group

identity which can be reasonably traced

between these items and the Hopi Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo

Nation. {The Navajo Nation is being

notified because of the inaccurate

inclusion of one of these Katsina friends

on their NAGPRA summary.}

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these objects should

contact Ken Hedges, Chief Curator, San

Diego Museum of Man, 1350 El Prado,

San Diego, CA 92101, telephone (619)

239-2001 before April 11, 1997.

Repatriation of these objects to the Hopi

Tribe may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Veletta Canouts,

Acting Departmental Consulting

Archaeologist, Deputy Manager, Archeology

and Ethnography Program.

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Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains from

Lyon County, NV, in the Possession of

the Physical Anthropology Laboratory

of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas,

Las Vegas, NV

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

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 human

remains in the possession of the

Physical Anthropology Laboratory of the

University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las

Vegas, NV.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by UNLV Physical

Anthropology Laboratory’s professional

staff in consultation with

representatives of the Yerington Paiute

Tribe.

In 1981, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from

Smith Valley, Lyon County, NV, and

turned over to Washoe County Coroner

Vernon O. McCarty. This individual was

subsequently donated to the UNLV

Physical Anthropology Laboratory. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Morphological evidence indicates this

individual is Native American based on

extreme wear of dental enamel.

Consultation evidence presented by

representatives of the Yerington Paiute

Tribe indicates there are two historic

cemeteries dating from the early 1900s

in Smith Valley. Oral history evidence

presented by representatives of the

Yerington Paiute Tribe further state that

the Smith Valley area was occupied by

the Paiute in precontact times. Historic

and ethnographic evidence indicates the

Yerington Paiute Tribe has occupied the

Smith Valley area in historic times, and

no non-Paiute precontact cultures have

been identified within the Smith Valley

area.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the University

of Nevada-Las Vegas Physical

Anthropology Laboratory have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

one individual of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the University of

Nevada-Las Vegas Physical

Anthropology Laboratory have

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.

3001 (2), there is a relationship of

shared group identity which can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains and the

Yerington Paiute Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Yerington Paiute Tribe.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Vicki Cassman, Department of

Anthropology and Ethnic Studies,

University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 4505

Maryland Parkway, Box 455012, Las

Vegas, NV 89154–5012; telephone: (702)

895–3590, fax (702) 895–4357, before

April 11, 1997. Repatriation of the

human remains to the Yerington Paiute

Tribe may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Veletta Canouts,

Acting Departmental Consulting

Archeologist,

Deputy Manager, Archeology and

Ethnography Program.

[FR Doc. 97–6180 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

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