Federal Register #2026-22148

Birmingham Museum of Art Notice of Intended Repatriation of Five Cultural Items

This National Park Service notice concerns the Birmingham Museum of Art’s planned repatriation of five cultural items, not a procurement opportunity. - Government agencies: National Park Service, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. - Museum: Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA). - The five items are a miniature walrus-ivory totem pole, a spoon, a harpoon head, a harpoon point, and a spear point. Museum records identify the totem pole as Inupiat, Tlingit, or Haida, and the other four items as Inupiat. - The BMA determined that the items are culturally connected to the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. - Eligible lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations may request repatriation; the BMA will resolve competing requests before repatriation. - No products or services are being solicited for purchase.

Description

The Birmingham Museum of Art intends to repatriate five cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The items include an unassociated funerary object, an object of cultural patrimony, and three sacred objects and/or objects of cultural patrimony. The notice identifies a cultural connection to the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. Repatriation may occur on or after November 30, 2026.

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