Federal Register / Vol. 58, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 1993 / Notices
579 & 580
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Notice of Completion of Inventory of Native American Human Remains from
Hawaii in the Possession of the Peabody & Essex Museum.
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d), of
the completion of the inventory of human remains from Hawaii in the
possession of the Peabody & Essex Museum. Representatives of culturally
affiliated Native Hawaiian organizations are advised that these human
remains will be retained by the museum until February 5, 1993, after
which they may be repatriated to the culturally affiliated group.
The detailed inventory and assessment of these human remains has been
made by the Peabody & Essex Museum curatorial staff, specialists in
physical anthropology and prehistoric archeology from the Bernice Pauahi
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI, and representatives of Hui M lama I N
K puna O Hawai i Nei, a nonprofit, Native Hawaiian organization
incorporated under the laws of the State of Hawaii and recognized under
25 U.S.C. 3001 (6) to provide guidance and expertise in decisions
dealing with Native Hawaiian cultural issues, particularly burial
issues.
The human remains consist of a cranium collected by Charles Derby in
the Sandwich (now Hawaiian) Islands in the 19th Century. The cranium
was accessioned by the Essex Institute prior to 1867 and catalogued as
Hawaiian. Osteological documentation revealed a "rocker jaw" and upper
palate typical of Polynesian individuals. The crania is believed to be
of Hawaiian cultural affiliation based on this morphology and collection
history.
Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Peabody &
Essex Museum have determined pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2) that there
is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably
traced between these remains and present-day Native Hawaiian
organizations.
This notice has been sent to officials of Hui M lama I N K puna O
Hawai i Nei and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Representatives of any
other Native Hawaiian organization which believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact John R.
Grimes, Curator of Archaeology, Peabody & Essex Museum, East India
Square, Salem MA 01970, (508) 745-1876, before February 5, 1993.
Dated: December 31, 1992
Francis P. McManamon
Departmental Consulting Archeologist
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division
[FR Doc 93-139 Filed 1-5-93; 8:45 am]
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