[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36666-36670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15602]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Rochester Museum &
Science Center, Rochester, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Rochester Museum
& Science Center, Rochester, NY, that meet the definitions of ``sacred
objects'' and objects of ``cultural patrimony'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the cultural
items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Between 1935 and 1941, the Works Progress Administration/Indian
Arts Project paid members of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation to create a
variety of ethnographic objects. This project was directed by Arthur C.
Parker, director, Rochester Museum of Arts & Science (now Rochester
Museum & Science Center), with the intent of both giving employment to
the Seneca people and building a collection for the museum. In total
there are 306 medicine faces described in this Notice.
The following 184 large wooden medicine faces were created under
the auspices of that project:
On June 1, 1935, the museum acquired one large wooden medicine face
(AE 3163/35.267.5) made by Jesse Cornplanter, Tonawanda Reservation,
that measures 10 3/4'' x 6 7/8''.
Between May 15 and June 8, 1936, the museum acquired five large
wooden medicine faces made by Jesse Cornplanter, Tonawanda Reservation.
The first (AE 5123/36.378.1) measures 10 3/4'' x 7''. The second (AE
5034/36.378.2) is made of whitewood and measures 10 1/2'' x 7''. The
third (AE 4858/36.378.3) measures 10 3/8'' x 7''. The fourth (AE5126/
36.378.4) is made of cucumber wood and measures 10'' x 6 1/2''. The
fifth (AE 4859/36.378.5) measures 11'' x 7''.
Between March 29 and October 13, 1937, the museum acquired seven
large wooden medicine faces made by Jesse Cornplanter, Tonawanda
Reservation. The first face (AE 5825/37.496.1) is made of basswood. The
second face (AE 5801/37.496.2) measures 10'' x 6 1/4''. The third face
(AE 6110/37.496.3) is made of whitewood. The fourth face (AE 5915/
37.496.4) is made of willow. The fifth face (AE 5962/37.496.9) is made
of basswood and measures 6 1/2'' x 10''. The sixth face (AE 6290/
37.496.10) is made of pine and is 9'' long. The seventh face (AE 6191/
37.496.11) measures 10'' x 6 1/2''.
Between February 1 and December 1, 1938, the museum acquired seven
large wooden medicine faces made by Jesse Cornplanter, Tonawanda
Reservation. The first (AE 6454/38.373.1) is made of basswood and
measures 9 1/4'' x 6 3/4''. The second (AE 6952/38.373.2) is a
whitewood ceremonial face that measures 9 1/8'' x 6 1/4''. The third
(AE 6567/38.373.3) is made of basswood and measures 10 1/2'' x 7 1/2''.
The fourth (AE 6453/38.373.4) is made of pine. The fifth (AE 6788/
38.373.6) is made of whitewood. The sixth (AE 6636/38.373.7) measures
9'' x 6''. The seventh
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(AE 6785/38.373.10) is made of whitewood.
Between April 1, 1939, and January 1, 1940, the museum acquired six
large wooden medicine faces made by Jesse Cornplanter, Tonawanda
Reservation. The first (AE 7509/39.375.1) measures 9 5/8'' x 6 1/4''.
The second (AE 7422/39.375.2) measures 9 1/2'' x 6 1/2''. The third (AE
7515/39.375.3) is made of whitewood and measures 9 1/2'' x 5 1/2''. The
fourth (AE 7705/39.375.4) and fifth (AE 7704/40.465.5) are large wooden
faces. The sixth (AE 7698/39.375.5) is made of basswood.
Between January 1 and December 18, 1940, the museum acquired six
medicine faces made by Jesse Cornplanter, Tonawanda Reservation. Three
are large wooden faces (AE 8278/40.465.2, AE 8277/40.465.3, and AE
7706/40.465.4). Three are large basswood faces (AE 8281/40.465.6, AE
8089/40.465.7, and AE 8273/40.465.8).
On June 1, 1941, the museum acquired one large basswood medicine
face (AE 8351/41.255.1) made by Jesse Cornplanter, Tonawanda
Reservation.
On July 1, 1940, the museum acquired two large basswood medicine
faces (AE 8086/40.464.1 and AE 8088/40.464.17) made by Ira Charles,
Tonawanda Reservation.
Between July 18 and August 5, 1935, the museum acquired three large
wooden medicine faces made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation.
The first face (AE 3227/35.271.8) measures 10 1/4'' x 6 1/2''. The
second (AE 3230/35.271.11) measures 10 3/4'' x 6 3/4''. The third (AE
3408/35.271.13) measures 9 3/8'' long.
On May 15, 1936, the museum acquired five medicine faces made by
William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. The first (AE 4810/36.379.10) is
a large wooden face. The second (AE 4811/36.379.12) is made of willow
wood. The third (AE 4814/35.271.22) is made of cucumber wood. The
fourth (AE 4815/35.271.23) is a large wooden face made of basswood that
measures 10 1/4'' x 6 3/4''. The fifth (AE 4861/36.379.11) is a wooden
face that measures 6 1/2'' x 3 1/2''.
In June 1936, the museum acquired eight large wooden medicine faces
made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. The first face is made
of whitewood (AE 5121/36.379.1) and measures 11'' x 6 1/2''. The second
face is made of whitewood (AE 5127/36.379.2) and measures 10 1/2'' x 6
1/2''. The third face is made of whitewood (AE 5125/36.379.15) and
measures 11'' x 6 1/4''. The fourth face is made of whitewood (AE 5044/
36.379.19) and measures 10 1/4'' x 6 1/4''. The fifth face is made of
whitewood (AE 5124/36.379.14). The sixth face (AE 5014/36.379.18) is
made of basswood. The seventh face (AE 5128/36.379.17) is made of
cucumber wood and measures 10 1/2'' x 6 1/2''. The eighth (AE 5035/
35.271.24) is a large wooden face.
On December 9, 1936, the museum acquired two large whitewood
medicine faces made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
face (AE 5480/36.379.5) measures 11'' x 6 1/4''. The second face (AE
5486/36.379.6) measures 9 1/2'' x 6''.
On October 1, 1938, the museum acquired one large wooden medicine
face (AE 6696/38.374.7) made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation,
that measures 8 3/4'' x 6 3/4''.
On May 1, 1939, the museum acquired seven large wooden medicine
faces made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. The first face is
made of whitewood (AE 7328/39.376.26) and measures 10'' x 5 3/4''. The
second face is made of whitewood (AE 7329/39.376.25) and measures 9 1/
2'' x 5 1/2''. The third face is made of whitewood (AE 7330/39.376.23)
and measures 10'' x 6''. The fourth face is made of whitewood (AE 7333/
39.376.22). The fifth face is made of basswood (AE 7331/39.376.27) and
measures 10'' long. The sixth face is made of basswood (AE 7332/
39.376.24) and measures 9 1/2'' x 6''. The seventh face is made of
basswood (AE 7415/39.376.13).
On October 1, 1939, the museum acquired four medicine faces made by
William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. The first (AE 7520/38.374.2) is
a large basswood face that measures 10'' x 6 1/4''. The second (AE
7522/38.374.9) is made of whitewood and measures 10'' x 5 1/2''. The
third (AE 7511/38.374.8) is a large face made of whitewood. The fourth
(AE 7514/39.376.2) is a large wooden face.
On November 1, 1939, the museum acquired five medicine faces made
by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. Two are large wooden faces
(AE 7554/39.376.3 and AE 7555/39.376.4). Two (AE 7556/39.376.14 and AE
7557/39.376.5) are made of basswood. The fifth (AE 7558/39.376.12) is
made of whitewood.
On March 11, 1940, the museum acquired one large basswood medicine
face (AE 7997/40.466.12) made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation.
In April 1940, the museum acquired two large wooden medicine faces
made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. The first medicine face
(AE 7995/40.466.25) is a made of basswood. The second face (AE 7998/
40.466.1) is made of whitewood.
On May 1, 1940, the museum acquired seven large wooden medicine
faces made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. Three (AE 7990/
39.376.19, AE 7991/40.466.2, and AE 7993/39.376.16) are made of
whitewood. The remaining four (AE 7992/39.376.20, AE 7994/39.376.18, AE
7996/39.376.21, and AE 7999/39.376.17) are made of basswood.
In June 1940, the museum acquired three large wooden faces made by
William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. Two (AE 8034/40.466.24 and AE
8035/39.376.15) are made of basswood. The third (AE 8255/40.466.23) is
made of basswood.
In July 1940, the museum acquired four large basswood faces (AE
8036/40.466.19, AE 8037/40.466.21, AE 8256/40.466.22, and AE 8260/
40.466.20) made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation.
In August 1940, the museum acquired three large basswood medicine
faces (AE 8059/40.466.4, AE 8258/40.466.5, and AE 8259/40.466.3) made
by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation.
In November 1940, the museum acquired two large basswood medicine
faces (AE 8279/40.466.26 and AE 8280/40.466.27) made by William Gordon,
Tonawanda Reservation.
In December 1940, the museum acquired two large medicine faces made
by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. One (AE 8270/40.466.6) is
made of an unidentified wood. The second (AE 8267/40.466.8) is made of
basswood.
Between January 7 and March 3, 1941, the museum acquired four large
wooden medicine faces (AE 8272/41.256.1, AE 8274/41.256.5, AE 8275/
41.256.2, and AE 8276/41.256.4) made by William Gordon, Tonawanda
Reservation.
Between June 1 and July 1, 1941, the museum acquired five large
basswood medicine faces (AE 8346/41.256.3, AE 8347/40.483.5, AE 8350/
40.466.7, AE 8367/41.256.6, and AE 8368/41.256.7) made by William
Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation.
Between February 1 and October 21, 1935, the museum acquired six
large wooden medicine faces made by Harrison Ground, Tonawanda
Reservation. The first (AE 2684/35.273.29) measures 9 3/4'' x 7''. The
second (AE 3288/35.273.30) measures 10 1/4'' x 6 1/2''. The third (AE
3289/35.273.31) measures 10'' x 5 3/4''. The fourth (AE 3290/35.273.32)
measures 9'' x 6 1/2''. The fifth (AE 4026/35.273.35) and sixth (AE
4211/35.273.43) are described as large.
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On September 12, 1935, the museum acquired two large wooden
medicine faces. The first (AE 3607/35.273.33) was by Harrison Ground,
Tonawanda Reservation, and has brass eyes made by Cephas Hill,
Tonawanda Reservation. The second (AE 3617/35.273.34) was made by
Harrison Ground and Robert Tahamont, Tonawanda Reservation.
Between February 10 and October 23, 1936, the museum acquired four
medicine faces made by Harrison Ground, Tonawanda Reservation. The
first (AE 4029/35.273.36) is a large basswood face that measures 9 1/
2'' x 6 1/4''. The second (AE 4428/35.273.44) measures 11'' x 6 1/4''.
The third (AE 4430/36.380.30) measures 6 3/8'' x 4''. The fourth (AE
4601/36.380.20) measures 6 3/8'' x 4 1/8''.
On March 1, 1938, the museum acquired one large hemlock medicine
face (AE 6804/38.376.2) made by Cephas Hill, Tonawanda Reservation.
On October 1, 1939, the museum acquired one large wooden medicine
face (AE 7518/39.378.2) made by Cephas Hill, Tonawanda Reservation. The
face is made of whitewood and measures 8 3/4'' x 5 1/2''.
Between October 1 and December 1, 1938, the museum acquired two
large wooden medicine faces made by Jesse Hill, Tonawanda Reservation.
The first (AE 6697/38.377.11) measures 9 1/2'' x 6''. The second (AE
6783/38.377.12) is made of whitewood and measures 10 1/4'' x 6 3/8''.
Between February 1 and May 1, 1935, the museum acquired two
medicine faces made by Everett Parker, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
(AE 2739/37.307.51) measures 10'' x 7''. The second (AE 3000/35.37.53)
is a large wooden face.
Between February 10 and December 9, 1936, the museum acquired two
medicine faces made by Everett Parker, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
(AE 4429/35.307.55) is a large wooden face that measures 10'' x 6 1/
2''. The second (AE 5479/36.390.8) is a large wooden face made of
whitewood that measures 9 3/4'' x 6 1/2''.
Between March 29 and May 18, 1937, the museum acquired three wooden
medicine faces made by Everett Parker, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
(AE 5800/37.505.5) is a large basswood face that measures 10'' x 7''.
The second (AE 5913/37.505.1) and third (AE 5914/37.505.17) are large
wooden faces made of willow.
Between April 1 and December 1, 1938, the museum acquired four
medicine faces made by Everett Parker, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
(AE 6568/38.383.5) is a large wooden face that measures 10'' x 6 1/2''.
The second (AE 6730/38.383.6) is a large whitewood face that measures
10 1/4'' x 6 3/4''. The third (AE 6731/38.383.33) is a large basswood
face. The fourth (AE 6782/38.383.30) is a large wooden face that
measures 10'' x 6''.
On February 1, 1939, the museum acquired one medicine face (AE
6843/38.383.29) made by Everett Parker, Tonawanda Reservation, that
measures 9 3/4'' x 5 5/8''.
Between March 1 and June 30, 1937, the museum acquired six medicine
faces made by Franklin Reuben, Tonawanda Reservation. The first (AE
5699/37.508.55) and second (AE 5701/37.508.19) are large basswood
faces. The third (AE 5802/37.508.23) is a large wooden face that
measures 10 1/4'' x 7''. The fourth (AE 5960/37.508.42) is a large
wooden face made of willow that measures 10'' x 6 1/2''. The fifth (AE
5961/37.508.52) is a large wooden face made of white pine that measures
6'' x 9''. The sixth (AE 6074/37.508.25) is a wooden face that measures
6'' x 4'' that is accompanied by a small buckskin bag.
On December 1, 1938, the museum acquired one basswood medicine face
(AE 6779/38.385.26) made by Franklin Reuben, Tonawanda Reservation,
that measures 9 3/4'' x 6''.
On October 1, 1939, the museum acquired four medicine faces made by
Franklin Reuben, Tonawanda Reservation. The first (AE 7510/38.385.3) is
a large face that measures 9'' x 6''. The second (AE 7512/39.389.37) is
a large wooden face that measures 9 1/4'' x 6''. The third (AE 7517/
39.389.39) is a large wooden face made of whitewood that measures 9 1/
2'' x 5 3/4''. The fourth (AE 7521/39.389.1) is a large wooden face.
Between January 1 and September 18, 1940, the museum acquired four
medicine faces made by Franklin Reuben, Tonawanda Reservation. The
first (AE 7699/39.389.7) is a large wooden face made of whitewood that
measures 9 3/8'' x 6''. The second (AE 7833/40.475.6) is a large wooden
face made of whitewood that measures 9 1/4'' x 6''. The third (AE 7897/
40.475.7) is a large wooden face made of whitewood. The fourth (AE
8268/39.389.40) is a large wooden face made of pinewood.
On November 18, 1935, the museum acquired one medicine face (AE
4213/35.327.17) made by Kidd Smith, Tonawanda Reservation. It is a
large wooden face that measures 9 1/2'' x 6 1/4''.
Between March 1 and October 23, 1935, the museum acquired 13
medicine faces made by Elon Webster, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
(AE 2685/35.338.11) is a large wooden face that measures 9 3/8'' x 6''.
The second (AE 2737/35.338.12) is a large wooden face that measures 9''
x 6''. The third (AE 2738/35.338.13) is a large wooden face that
measures 10 1/2'' x 6 1/2''. The fourth (AE 3226/35.338.14) is a large
wooden face that measures 9 1/2'' x 5 1/2''. The fifth (AE 3440/
35.338.15) is a large wooden face made of basswood that measures 10 1/
2'' x 6 1/4''. The sixth (AE 3443/35.338.16) is a large wooden face.
The seventh (AE 3625/35.338.17) is a large cucumber wood face. The
eighth (AE 3626/35.338.18) is a large wooden face that measures 10'' x
6''. The ninth (AE 3628/35.338.19) is a large wooden face that measures
13 3/4'' x 6 1/2''. The tenth (AE 3629/35.338.20) is a large wooden
face. The eleventh (AE 4024/35.338.21) is a large wooden face that
measures 11'' x 7''. The twelfth (AE 4028/35.338.22) is a large wooden
face that measures 10 3/4'' x 6 3/4''. The thirteenth (AE 4030/
35.338.23) is a large wooden face that measures 10'' x 6 1/4'' and is
described as ``made by a member of the False Face Company.''
Between April 13 and May 15, 1936, the museum acquired five
medicine faces made by Elon Webster, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
(AE 4567/36.409.19) is a large wooden face that measures 10 1/2'' x 6
1/4''. The second (AE 4599/36.409.9) is a large wooden face that
measures 10 1/2'' x 6 1/4''. The third (AE 4633/36.409.6) is a large
wooden face made of whitewood that measures 10 1/2'' x 6 1/4''. The
fourth (AE 4812/36.409.29) is a large wooden face made of cucumber wood
that measures 10'' x 6 1/4''. The fifth (AE 4813/36.409.13) is a large
wooden face made of whitewood that measures 10 3/4'' x 6 1/4''.
On March 31, 1937, the museum acquired one large wooden medicine
face (AE 5700/37.522.8) made of willow by Elon Webster, Tonawanda
Reservation.
On June 1, 1938, the museum acquired one large basswood medicine
face (AE 6598/38.392.6) made by Elon Webster, Tonawanda Reservation.
Between March 1 and November 1, 1939, the museum acquired nine
medicine faces made by Elon Webster, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
(AE 6865/38.392.14) is a large basswood face that measures 10 1/4'' x
6''. The second (AE 6866/38.392.12) is a large basswood face that
measures 10'' x 6 1/4''. The third (AE 6867/38.392.13) is a large
basswood face that measures 10 5/8'' x 6''. The fourth (AE 6868/
38.392.10) and fifth (AE 6869/38.392.11) are large basswood faces. The
sixth (AE 7372/39.374.2) is a large wooden face. The seventh (AE 7516/
39.374.1) is a large basswood face. The eighth (AE 7519/
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39.374.8) is a large basswood face that measures 8 1/2'' x 5''. The
ninth (AE 7553/39.374.10) is a large wooden face that measures 10 1/4''
x 5 3/4''.
Between January 1 and October 1, 1940, the museum acquired six
medicine faces made by Elon Webster, Tonawanda Reservation. Three faces
(AE 7513/39.374.5, AE 7701/39.374.9, and AE 7702/39.374.12) are large
wooden faces made of whitewood. The fourth (AE 7700/39.374.13) is a
large wooden face. The fifth (AE 7703/40.483.7) and sixth (AE 8090/
39.374.7) are large basswood faces.
On June 1, 1941, the museum acquired two medicine faces from Elon
Webster, Tonawanda Reservation. The first (AE 8348/40.466.9) is a large
wooden face. The second (AE 8349/40.483.6) is a large basswood face.
The following 109 small medicine faces were also created under the
auspices of the Works Progress Administration/Indian Arts Project:
Between January 1 and February 1, 1940, the museum acquired seven
small medicine faces (AE 7707/40.467.5, AE 7840/40.467.6, AE 8176/
40.467.11, AE 7838/40.467.15, AE 7837/40.467.16, AE 7841/40.467.18, and
AE 7839/40.467.19) made of woven basswood bark by Harrison Ground,
Tonawanda Reservation.
On November 1, 1935, the museum acquired five small deerhorn
medicine faces (AE 4145a/35.314.47.1, AE 4145b/35.314.47.2, AE 4243a/
35.314.50.1, AE 4243b/35.314.50.2, and AE 4244/35.314.51) made by
Franklin Reuben, Tonawanda Reservation.
On April 1, 1936, the museum acquired four small medicine faces
made by Ira Mitten, Tonawanda Reservation. One (AE 4679/36.389.59) is
made of bone. Two (AE 4708/36.389.60 and AE 4709/36.389.61) are made of
elkhorn. The fourth (AE 4710/36.389.62) is made of cow bone.
On February 1, 1940, the museum acquired one small elkhorn medicine
face (AE 4413/36.389.37) made by Ira Mitten, Tonawanda Reservation.
On March 1, 1940, the museum acquired three small antler medicine
faces (AE 4538/36.389.56, AE 4539/36.389.57, and AE 4540/36.389.58)
made by Ira Mitten, Tonawanda Reservation.
On November 1, 1935, the museum acquired two small stone medicine
faces (AE 4208/35.314.48 and AE 4236/35.314.49) made by Franklin
Reuben, Tonawanda Reservation.
On June 1, 1936, the museum acquired two small stone medicine faces
(AE 5004/35.314.52 and AE 5005/35.314.53) by Franklin Reuben, Tonawanda
Reservation.
Between February 1 and April 19, 1936, the museum acquired three
small wooden medicine faces (AE 2573/35.267.1, AE 2575/35.267.3, and AE
3011/35.267.4) made by Jesse Cornplanter, Tonawanda Reservation.
Between May 1 and August 1, 1935, the museum acquired three small
faces made of by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation. The first (AE
3173/35.271.7) and second (AE 3444/35.271.15) are made of wood. The
third (AE 5522/37.523.31) is made of basswood.
On October 23, 1935, the museum acquired six small wooden medicine
faces (AE 4068 (1)/35.273.38.1, AE 4068 (2)/35.273.38.2, AE 4068 (3)/
35.273.38.3, AE 4068 (4)/35.273.38.4, AE 4068 (5)/35.273.38.5, and AE
4068 (6)/35.273.38.6) made by Harrison Ground, Inez Blackchief, and
Robert Tahamont, Tonawanda Reservation.
On October 24, 1935, the museum acquired 20 small wooden medicine
faces (AE 4067 (1)/35.273.37.1, AE 4067 (2)/35.273.37.2, AE 4067 (3)/
35.273.37.3, AE 4067 (4)/35.273.37.4, AE 4067 (5)/35.273.37.5, AE 4067
(6)/35.273.37.6, AE 4069 (1)/35.273.39.1, AE 4069 (2)/35.273.39.2, AE
4069 (3)/35.273.39.3, AE 4069 (4)/35.273.39.4, AE 4069 (5)/35.273.39.5,
AE 4069 (6)/35.273.39.6, AE 4565a/35.273.45.1, AE 4565b/35.273.45.2, AE
4565c/35.273.45.3, AE 4565d/35.273.45.4, AE 4565e/35.273.45.5, AE
4565f/35.273.45.6, AE 4565g/35.273.45.7, and AE 4565h/35.273.45.8) made
by Harrison Ground, Inez Blackchief, and Robert Tahamont, Tonawanda
Reservation.
On October 24, 1935, the museum acquired six small cedar medicine
faces (AE 4070a/35.273.40.1, AE 4070b/35.273.40.2, AE 4070c/
35.273.40.3, AE 4070d/35.273.40.4, AE 4070e/35.273.40.5, and AE 4070f/
35.273.40.6) made by Harrison Ground, Inez Blackchief, and Robert
Tahamont, Tonawanda Reservation.
On November 1, 1935, the museum acquired nine small wooden medicine
faces (AE 4205(1)/35.273.41.1, AE 4205 (3)/35.273.41.3, AE 4205 (5)/
35.273.41.5, AE 4207 (1)/35.273.42.1, AE 4207 (2)/35.273.42.2, AE 4207
(3)/35.273.42.3, AE 4207 (4)/35.273.42.4, AE 4207 (5)/35.273.42.5, and
AE 4207 (6)/35.273.42.6) made by Harrison Ground, Inez Blackchief, and
Robert Tahamont, Tonawanda Reservation.
Between February 22 and March 1, 1935, the museum acquired four
small wooden medicine faces (AE 2595/35.277.23, AE 2657/35.277.24, AE
2660/35.277.27, and AE 2661/35.277.28) made by Cephas Hill, Tonawanda
Reservation.
On June 1, 1936, the museum acquired nine small maple wood medicine
faces (AE 7373/36.399.7, AE 7374/36.399.8, AE 7375/36.399.9, AE 7376/
36.399.10, AE 7377/36.399.11, AE 7378/36.399.12, AE 7379/36.399.13, AE
7380/36.399.14, and AE 7381/36.399.15) made by Ernest Smith, Tonawanda
Reservation.
Between October 1 and December 1, 1939, the museum acquired three
small maple wood medicine faces (AE 7536/39.392.3, AE 7537/39.392.1,
and AE 7684/39.392.2) made by Ernest Smith, Tonawanda Reservation.
On January 1, 1940, the museum acquired one small waxed-lemonwood
medicine face (AE 7708a/40.477.8.1) made by Ernest Smith, Tonawanda
Reservation.
On January 1, 1940, the museum acquired four small wooden medicine
faces (AE 7708b/40.477.8.2, AE 7708c/40.477.8.3, AE 7708d/40.477.8.4,
and AE 7708e/40.477.8.5) made by Ernest Smith, Tonawanda Reservation.
On July 1, 1941, the museum acquired six small maple wood medicine
faces (AE 8398/40.477.13, AE 8399/40.477.14, AE 8297/40.477.15, AE
8298/40.477.16, AE 8299/40.477.17, and AE 8300/40.477.18) made by
Ernest Smith, Tonawanda Reservation.
On July 17, 1935, the museum acquired one small wooden medicine
face (AE 3193/35.327.16) made by Kidd Smith, Tonawanda Reservation.
Between April 1 and November 18, 1935, the museum acquired five
small wooden medicine faces (AE 2741/35.338.27, AE 3194/35.338.26, AE
3291/35.338.28, AE 4206a/35.338.24, and AE 4206b/35.338.25) made by
Elon Webster, Tonawanda Reservation.
Between March 31 and April 12, 1937, the museum acquired three
small medicine faces made by Franklin Reuben, Tonawanda Reservation.
The first (AE 5817/37.508.53) is made of basswood. The second (AE 5818/
37.508.17) is made of maple wood. The third (AE 5836/37.508.38) is made
of applewood.
On April 1, 1936, the museum acquired two small wooden medicine
faces (AE 4758/36.406.5 and AE 4759/36.406.6) from an unknown maker on
the Tonawanda Reservation.
The following 13 cornhusk medicine faces were also made under the
auspices of the Works Progress Administration/Indian Arts Project:
Between July 18 and September 30, 1935, the museum acquired seven
braided cornhusk medicine faces made by William Gordon, Tonawanda
Reservation. The first face (AE 3228/35.271.9) measures 13'' x 12''.
The second face (AE 3229/35.271.10)
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measures 13'' x 12''. The third (AE 3371/35.271.12) and sixth faces (AE
3632/35.271.19) are referred to as large. The fourth face (AE 3619/
35.271.16) measures 14'' x 9''. The fifth face (AE 3630/35.271.18)
measures 13'' x 10 1/2''. The seventh face (AE 3845/35.271.20) measures
16'' x 12''.
Between May 26 and June 1, 1937, the museum acquired two braided
cornhusk medicine faces made by William Gordon, Tonawanda Reservation.
The first (AE 5938/37.523.32) measures 13'' x 10''. The second (AE
7401/39.376.8) measures 8'' x 7''.
On September 12, 1935, the museum acquired one woven cornhusk
medicine face (AE 3631/35.332.50) made by Robert Tahamont, Tonawanda
Reservation, that measures 13'' x 12 1/2''.
On September 12, 1935, the museum acquired one braided cornhusk
medicine face (AE 3618/35.307.54) made by Everett Parker, Tonawanda
Reservation, that measures 13 1/2'' x 12''.
On August 1, 1937, the museum acquired two braided cornhusk
medicine faces made by Julia Black, Tonawanda Reservation. The first
face (AE 6174/37.493.5) measures 11'' x 11''. The second face (AE 6175/
37.493.6) measures 11'' x 12''.
Tonawanda Seneca Nation traditional religious leaders have
identified these medicine faces as being needed for the practice of
traditional Native American religions by present-day adherents. In the
course of consultations with NAGPRA representatives of the Tonawanda
Seneca Nation, it was shown that individuals who created a face did not
have the authority to sell it directly to the Rochester Museum &
Science Center. Museum documentation, supported by oral evidence
presented during consultation by Tonawanda Seneca Nation NAGPRA
representatives, indicates that these medicine faces are culturally
affiliated with the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
Officials of the Rochester Museum & Science Center have determined,
that pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 306 cultural items described
above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native
American religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native
American religions by their present-day adherents. Officials of the
Rochester Museum & Science Center have also determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the 306 cultural items described above are
objects having an ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural
importance central to the Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an individual. Lastly, officials of the
Rochester Museum & Science Center have determined, that pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that
can be reasonably traced between the sacred objects/objects of cultural
patrimony and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York.
Representatives of any other Indian Nation or tribe that believes
itself to be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects/objects of
cultural patrimony should contact Adele DeRosa, NAGPRA Coordinator/
Collections Manager, Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave.,
Rochester, NY 14607, telephone (585) 271-4552, ext 302, before July 28,
2010. Repatriation of the sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony
to the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Rochester Museum & Science Center is responsible for notifying
the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York that this notice has
been published.
Dated: June 22, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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