Case file · Sacred site
The Whalers' Shrine of Yuquot
A Mowachaht whalers' washing house, holding carved human figures and skulls used in ritual preparation for the whale hunt, was removed from Yuquot in 1904 and shipped to New York.
1904 CE · 49.59, -126.62 · status: official
The account
George Hunt bought it for the American Museum of Natural History, which has kept it in storage ever since. The Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation has sought its return.