Year of Object(s) Creation:
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Cradle, Furniture, Mask, Religious artifact
Object Material(s): wood
Provenience Nation: United States Tribal Nations
Provenience Location: Chenega Island
Year Removed from Findspot: 1882 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2017
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Returned to the indigenous people in the Chugach region via the Chugach Alaska Corporation
Nation: United States Tribal Nations
Location: Chugach Alaska Corporation
Start Year: 1882 (approximate)
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly collected via grave robbery by Norwegian adventurer Johan Adrian Jacobsen
Nation: Germany
Location: Berlin's Ethnological Museum

9 Alaskan Grave Objects


Description:
The returned objects included two broken masks, a child's cradle, and a wooden idol.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2015
Year Claim Resolved: 2017
Means of Resolution: Action by Complainant's Govt.

Complainant Name: Chugach Alaska Corporation
Complainant Nation: United States Tribal Nations
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Private: Institution

Respondent Name: Berlin's Ethnological Museum
Respondent Nation: Germany
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Edited by Keli Fisher Image is not of the artifacts; it illustrates a similar artifact to one that was returned.