Nelson-Atkins Museum to Repatriate Quapaw Head Effigy Jar From Chickasawba Site
March 19, 2025
March 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The Nelson Gallery Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri in consultation with the Quapaw Nation, has announced the planned repatriation of a rare human head effigy jar under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The artifact, estimated to have been created between A.D. 1450 and 1650, holds significant cultural and historical importance to the Quapaw people.
The jar, made of tan-colored ceramic with incised facial designs and . . .
The jar, made of tan-colored ceramic with incised facial designs and . . .