Field Museum to Return Cultural Patrimony Items to Osage Nation
April 10, 2026
April 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, is preparing to repatriate cultural items to Osage Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, following determinations that the objects hold deep cultural importance and are affiliated with the tribe.
The collection includes 24 objects identified as cultural patrimony. These items consist of five feast mats, seven woven bags, and 12 pieces that together form a sacred bundle. The object . . .
The collection includes 24 objects identified as cultural patrimony. These items consist of five feast mats, seven woven bags, and 12 pieces that together form a sacred bundle. The object . . .