Princeton Art Museum Repatriates Lone Funerary Object
Published Date: 8/24/2026
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Summary
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Princeton University Art Museum intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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Museum to Repatriate Artifact to Quapaw
The Princeton University Art Museum intends to repatriate one unassociated funerary object — a red-on-buff ceramic human-head vessel excavated at the Big Eddy Site in St. Francis County, Arkansas in 1970 — that has a cultural affiliation with the Quapaw Nation. The museum says repatriation of this item may occur on or after September 23, 2026.
Who May Request Repatriation and Process
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for the item to Lauren Jakobsson, Project Analyst, Princeton University Art Museum, Elm Drive, Princeton, NJ 08544, or by email at [email protected]. Requestors must show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are a lineal descendant or culturally affiliated; if competing requests arrive, the museum will decide the most appropriate requestor, and joint requests count as a single request.
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