[NHCOLL-L:3673] Re: South American Headdress Conservation Question
Audrey_Barnhart at nps.gov
Audrey_Barnhart at nps.gov
Wed Dec 19 17:23:54 EST 2007
Hi Karen,
Check out NPS Conserve-O-Gram Series 5, No. 2 for general instructions on
making a headdress mount. You'll probably want to adapt it, since it's
written with Plains Indian feather bonnets in mind. Hopefully it will be
usefu. Following is the CoG home page address:
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html
Audrey Barnhart
Audrey L. Barnhart
Curator
Fort Union Trading Post NHS
15550 Hwy 1804
Williston, ND 58801
(701)-572-9083
"Lloyd, Karen"
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ts.yale.edu
12/06/2007 09:35
AM MST
Please respond to
klloyd
Dear Colleagues,
We have recently received a donation of a South American Headdress. The
Headdress is a composite of parrot feathers, mammal skin and fur, and bark
(?). The bark forms the band and skull cover on which the fur and feathers
are attached. It is the skull cover that has snapped, and consequently the
band is becoming distorted and mis-shapened. The piece will more than
likely be put on display so will need to be stabilized. My question is:
should I repair the skull cover and if so with what, or should I just pad
out the centre of the piece with tissue paper to stop it from becoming
distorted?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Kindest Regards
Karen Lloyd
(Embedded image moved to file: pic05538.gif)Karen J. Lloyd
Collections Assistant
The Wildlife Experience
10035 South Peoria St. Parker, CO 80134
720.488.3302
720.488.3393 FAX
klloyd at twexp.org
thewildlifeexperience.org
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