# 2026-19487: Virginia Museum to Hand Back Sacred Native Headdress, Rattle

2026-19487, Notice of Intended Repatriation: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-10-23 (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19487
- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19487
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60404
- Published: 2026-09-23
- Effective: 2026-10-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

Virginia Museum to Hand Back Sacred Native Headdress, Rattle

## Summary

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond plans to return three Native American cultural items—a headdress frontlet, a raven rattle, and a halibut grease dish—to the affiliated tribes starting October 23, 2026. This repatriation follows the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves no cost to the public. Tribal communities and the museum are the main players in this respectful handover.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Three Tsimshian Items To Be Returned: benefit, medium. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts intends to repatriate three objects identified as cultural patrimony—a headdress frontlet, a raven rattle, and a halibut grease dish—culturally affiliated with the Ts'msyen (Tsimshian) people of the Metlakatla Indian Community. The repatriation may occur on or after…
- Who May Request Repatriation and How: benefit, low. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in the notice may submit an additional written request for repatriation to Siera Hyte, Schiller Family Curator of Indigenous American Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23220 (e…

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## Sources
- [2026-19487 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19487/notice-of-intended-repatriation-virginia-museum-of-fine-arts-richmond-va)
- [2026-19487 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19487.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19487 (as of 2026-09-30).