Federal Register #2026-21110

Penn Museum Notice of Intended Repatriation of Two Northern Arapaho Sacred Objects

The National Park Service published a NAGPRA notice about the Penn Museum’s intended repatriation of two sacred objects. - Government agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service; the notice concerns the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum). - Objects: One red catlinite pipe bowl (PM# NA3942A) and one wooden pipe stem (PM# NA3942B). Together, they form a pipe associated with Chief Black Coal, an important Northern Arapaho leader and pipe keeper. The museum acquired the objects in 1908. - Cultural affiliation: Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. - Notice purpose: The Penn Museum intends to repatriate the sacred objects under NAGPRA. This is not a procurement request; no vendors or OEMs are identified.

Description

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology intends to repatriate two sacred objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: a red catlinite pipe bowl and a wooden pipe stem. The objects are associated with Chief Black Coal and have a cultural affiliation with the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. Repatriation may occur on or after November 16, 2026. Written requests for repatriation should be sent to the museum's authorized representative identified in the notice.

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