# Federal Register #2026-21560

RISD Museum of Art Notice of Intended Repatriation of 11 Kapa Cultural Items

**Buyer:** National Park Service
**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21560

The National Park Service notice describes the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art’s intended repatriation of 11 cultural items, not a procurement opportunity.
- Government agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
- Institution involved: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Museum of Art.
- Cultural items: 11 kapa, traditional barkcloth textiles of Kanaka Maoli (Indigenous Hawaiian) origin, identified as sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony.
  - Six items were given to RISD by Brown University; five entered RISD’s collection from other sources.
  - The notice identifies a cultural connection to Hui Iwi Kuamoo.
- No products or services are being solicited; no vendors, OEMs, part numbers, or quantities for a procurement are identified.

### Description

The Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art intends to repatriate 11 cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items are kapa, traditional barkcloth textiles made by Kanaka Maoli (Indigenous Hawaiians), and are identified as sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony. Six items were given to RISD by Brown University in 1922, and five were added to the collection in the 1990s. Repatriation may occur on or after November 23, 2026; the notice identifies a connection between the items and the Hui Iwi Kuamoo.

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