Adrienne Lois Kaeppler (July 26, 1935 – March 5, 2022) was an American anthropologist, curator of oceanic ethnology at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

She was appointed by the Smithsonian Institution as Curator of Oceanic Ethnology at the National Museum of Natural History in 1984.

[4] In 1998, she worked in Tonga at the Tongan National Museum, setting up a special exhibition on the 80th birthday of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.

[citation needed] One such project was on tattoo practices of Rapa Nui, where she explored its significance for men and women, such as Ana Eva Hei.

[11][12] In 1978, Kaeppler was honored by the YWCA as a leading female scientist whose work increased the understanding of native cultures.