Ancient Head Jar Heads Home to Quapaw Nation
Published Date: 3/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City plans to return a special ancient jar shaped like a human head to the Quapaw Nation after a formal request. This jar, made between 1450 and 1650, is very important to the tribe’s culture and will be repatriated starting April 17, 2025. No money changes hands, but this is a big step in respecting Native American heritage.
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Return of Quapaw Nation head-effigy jar
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art intends to repatriate a human head effigy jar to the Quapaw Nation. The jar, made between A.D. 1450 and 1650 and accessioned into the museum in 2003 as item 2003.11, may be repatriated on or after April 17, 2025, and no money will change hands as part of the repatriation.
Who may request repatriation and process rules
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation to the Nelson-Atkins Museum, and must show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are a lineal descendant or culturally affiliated. If competing requests are received, the museum must determine the most appropriate requestor; joint repatriation requests are treated as a single request.
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