Arizona State Museum to Repatriate Sacred Saguaro Wine Baskets to Tohono O'odham Nation
February 24, 2026
February 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona, Tucson, has announced its intent to return 10 sacred ceremonial items to the Tohono O'odham Nation, marking a vital step in the preservation of the tribe's living religious traditions.
The items, identified as saguaro wine baskets, are classified under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) as both "sacred objects" and "objects of cultural patri . . .
The items, identified as saguaro wine baskets, are classified under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) as both "sacred objects" and "objects of cultural patri . . .