Gilcrease Museum to Repatriate Cultural Items to Tejon Indian Tribe
September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, intends to repatriate two baskets to the Tejon Indian Tribe.
According to the National Park Service notice, the baskets are identified as Tubatulabal objects of cultural patrimony. One, a Tubatulabal bottleneck olla, was donated to the museum in 2026 by collectors Alan and Berte Hirschfield of Wyoming, who likely acquired it from an auction house or trading post. The other basket, identified as Tubatulabal and d . . .
According to the National Park Service notice, the baskets are identified as Tubatulabal objects of cultural patrimony. One, a Tubatulabal bottleneck olla, was donated to the museum in 2026 by collectors Alan and Berte Hirschfield of Wyoming, who likely acquired it from an auction house or trading post. The other basket, identified as Tubatulabal and d . . .