Portland Art Museum to Repatriate Kawaiisu Baskets to Tejon Indian Tribe
August 02, 2026
August 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Portland Art Museum, Oregon, intends to repatriate two objects of cultural patrimony to the Tejon Indian Tribe under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service.
The cultural items are two Kawaiisu baskets that the Tejon Indian Tribe requested for repatriation in a February 5, 2026, claim. Museum records show both baskets were acquir . . .
The cultural items are two Kawaiisu baskets that the Tejon Indian Tribe requested for repatriation in a February 5, 2026, claim. Museum records show both baskets were acquir . . .