Univ. of Kentucky, William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology
KENTUCKY
There are 4,613 Native American ancestral remains and 7,783 associated funerary objects at the Univ. of Kentucky, William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology.
Of those, 3,787 Native American ancestral remains and 2,079 associated funeral objects are still pending identification and not yet available for repatriation.
82.1% of these ancestral remains are not yet available for repatriation.
82.1%
In addition, Univ. of Kentucky, William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology has also identified 5 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.