Smithsonian Natural History Musem

Hannah True Sears
mobile 202.255.0084

On Jan 12, 2006, at 9:15 PM, Randy Hees <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Our house museum is in the process of receiving a significant collection of furniture, books, documents, and small artifacts related to an adjoining 19th century farm.  Included are two skulls, which the verbal tradition suggests were removed from a local shell mound associated with a Native American village on our site.  Additionally the collection includes arrow heads, grinding stones, and other items associated with the shell mound.  Intermixed are items which appear to be Alaskan in origin, including fossil walrus tusks, some decorated, some not.  Our area and our house and the family have a long relationship with Alaska mining, going back to the 1880's.
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> We have contacted the local representative of the tribe related to the skulls, and expect to surrender them for appropriate care  (the local tribal representative has a very good reputation)
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> Can anyone suggest reference reading to help us deal with the issues related to these items.
> 
> Randy Hees
> Patterson House at Ardenwood Farm
> City of Fremont, California
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