Federal Register #2026-21107

Fowler Museum at UCLA Notice of Intended Repatriation of 13 Lots of Cultural Items

The National Park Service published a NAGPRA notice about the Fowler Museum at UCLA’s intended repatriation of cultural items, not a procurement request. - Government and museum: The Department of the Interior’s National Park Service issued the notice concerning the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). - Items: The notice covers 13 lots of cultural items—ceramic sherds, faunal bone fragments, china fragments, and projectile point fragments—removed from the surface of CA-RIV-129 in Riverside County, California. - Cultural affiliation: The museum determined the items are objects of cultural patrimony culturally affiliated with the Cahuilla Band of Indians. - Requests: Eligible lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations may submit written requests for repatriation to the museum. - Procurement status: No products or services are being solicited; no OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or procurement quantities are identified.

Description

The Fowler Museum at UCLA intends to repatriate 13 lots of cultural items identified as objects of cultural patrimony under NAGPRA. The items include ceramic sherds, faunal bone fragments, china fragments, and projectile point fragments, removed from CA-RIV-129 in Riverside County, California, in 1953. The museum determined that the items are culturally affiliated with the Cahuilla Band of Indians. Repatriation may occur on or after November 16, 2026.

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