Metropolitan Museum Identifies Chumash Affiliation for Human Remains Used in Flute
June 24, 2026
June 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined they are culturally affiliated with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California, according to a notice published by the National Park Service.
The remains were incorporated into a flute that had previously been identified as being made from animal bone. Consultation between the tribe and the m . . .
The remains were incorporated into a flute that had previously been identified as being made from animal bone. Consultation between the tribe and the m . . .