Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-05975
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Remains and Funerary Objects at Huntington Museum of Art, WV
Posted
March 27, 2026
Identifier
2026-05975
This notice announces the completion of an inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects at the Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, West Virginia, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). - Government Buyer: - National Park Service, Department of the Interior - No procurement of goods or services is requested; this is a formal notice regarding inventory and repatriation - Inventory Details: - Human remains representing at least five individuals - 117 associated funerary objects, including: - Antler tools (awls, beads, pendants, scrapers, handles, modified antler items) - Bone tools and ornaments (awls, beads, dowels, fishhooks, gorgets, pendants, pins, scrapers, tinkers, whistles, modified bones) - Artifacts made from cannel coal, clay, copper, glass, fossil, geode, hammerstone, hematite, incised shell and stone, iron, lithic, pottery, shell, stone, teeth, turtle shell, wood, and leather - Notable Requirements: - Some objects may have been treated with glues, polyvinyl acetate, enamels, or exposed to residue from a Civil War grenade - Cultural affiliation established with multiple Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations - Outlines process for repatriation requests - Locations: - Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia (storage and inventory site) - Artifacts originate from Cabell County, Wayne County, and an unknown location in West Virginia
Description
The Huntington Museum of Art (HMoA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory includes remains and objects from multiple sites in West Virginia, with cultural affiliations identified to numerous Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. The notice details the types and quantities of associated funerary objects and provides information on the repatriation process, which may occur on or after April 27, 2026.