University of California-Berkeley to Repatriate Baskets, Vessels to Cahuilla Band of Indians
September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The University of California Berkeley campus intends to repatriate 10 objects of cultural patrimony to the Cahuilla Band of Indians. These items include eight baskets and two vessels.
The objects were removed in 1908 by Thomas T. Waterman, a student at the university. The items were taken from the Cahuilla Reservation in Riverside County, California. Correspondence between Waterman and his professor, Alfred Kroeber, shows that Waterman conducted anthr . . .
The objects were removed in 1908 by Thomas T. Waterman, a student at the university. The items were taken from the Cahuilla Reservation in Riverside County, California. Correspondence between Waterman and his professor, Alfred Kroeber, shows that Waterman conducted anthr . . .