Field Museum to Repatriate Cultural Items to Hopi Tribe
April 10, 2026
April 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, is preparing to repatriate more than 2,000 cultural items to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, following determinations that the objects are culturally affiliated with the tribe.
A total of 2,064 objects of cultural patrimony are included in the repatriation effort. The collection consists largely of ceramic vessels such as food bowls, cooking pots, jars, va . . .
A total of 2,064 objects of cultural patrimony are included in the repatriation effort. The collection consists largely of ceramic vessels such as food bowls, cooking pots, jars, va . . .