[Nhcoll-l] Fat leeching from Taxidermy bird skins

[Vasiti Palavi]

Hi All,

We currently have a situation with some of our historical taxidermied bird skin collections whereby there is fat leeching from the specimens. This is causing feather loss and degradation of the scales on the feet of the specimens which is of concern. Has anyone encountered this problem before? Are there any conservation methods that can be employed to halt this degradation process? Are there any relevant papers on this issue?
Any help would be appreciated

Thanks
Vasiti




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