Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
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There are 8,476 Native American ancestral remains and 17,687 associated funerary objects at the Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Of those, 5,425 Native American ancestral remains and 12,041 associated funeral objects are still pending identification and not yet available for repatriation.
64.0% of these ancestral remains are not yet available for repatriation.
64.0%
In addition, Harvard University, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has also identified 4,662 total unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony in their collections.
Note: Under NAGPRA, museums, universities and federal agencies are not required to report when ancestors, funerary objects, or other sacred objects are returned to tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations. Therefore, it is possible that there are fewer ancestors or sacred objects actually in a museum's collection currently than listed at the time of publication. We will consider amending an organization's page if contacted.
Data is from the National Parks Service, updated November 13, 2024. It may be incomplete for individual institutions.