Whalers’ shrine returns home after 120 years in museum storage

Whalers’ shrine returns home after 120 years in museum storage

Eric Plummer

Ancient Whaler’s Shrine returns to Yuquot after 122-year sojourn

A mysterious artifact known as the Whaler’s Shrine is being returned to West Coast First Nations, after spending the last 120 years in a New York museum. The shrine once […]

Whalers’ shrine returns home to Nuu-chah-nulth territories after 120 years

Containing 88 carved wooden human figures, four wooden whales, 16 human skulls and other components of the structure, the shrine once stood in a secret location on an islet at Yuquot. Since 1904, it has been in the storage of the AMNH. George Hunt photo This story originally appeared in Ha-Shilth-Sa here and is reprinted with minor stylistic edits. Moments after the official documents were signed, Mowachaht/Muchalaht members broke into song — ma…

Whalers’ shrine returns home after 120 years in museum storage - The Turtle Island News

By Eric Plummer, Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper, Ha-Shilth-Sa New York, New York – Moments after the official documents were signed, Mowachaht/Muchalaht members broke into song, marking the return of a whale hunting shrine that has sat in a New York museum’s storage for 120 years. Decades in the making, the transfer of ownership was made official on March 25 at the American Museum of Natural History, which has kept the Yuquot Whalers Washing House since…

Whalers’ shrine returns home after 120 years in museum storage | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

Whalers’ shrine returns home after 120 years in museum storage Eric Plummer Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:20 New York, New York Moments after the official documents were signed, Mowachaht/Muchalaht members broke into song, marking the return of a whale hunting shrine that has sat in a New York museum’s storage for 120 years. Decades in the making, the transfer of ownership was made official on March 25 at the American Museum of Natural History, which has…