[NHCOLL-L:5710] Re: proper bear rug handling and storage

[Cahawks]

Hi Kirsten
 
Lay the rug out flat with the hair side down. Fold the tail in toward the center, then fold in each leg.  Gently fold from the tail end so that you end up with the head on the top of the pile.  
 
If the feet have claws, cover them with Tyvek booties so that they do not damage the skin. Also, it is best to pad each fold (tail, legs, folds in skin) with rolls of Volara Type A foam.
 
Cathy
Catharine Hawks
Conservator
Research & Collections, NHB 394
National Museum of Natural History, MRC 106
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Office 202.633.0835
SI Cell 202.701.8458
CH Cell 703.200.4370
hawksc at si.edu
 
 
 

From: norops at gmail.com
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Sent: 10/27/2011 3:57:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [NHCOLL-L:5708] proper bear rug handling and storage
 
We have several grizzly bear rugs with heads (pretty heavy, too, those heads) that we need to store and are trying to determine the best way to store them.  With "usual" textiles you roll them on rods of appropriate diameters and if possible have a cabinet or way of hanging the rod, or if not, place the rolled item on a shelf. Does anyone have advice on how to store bear rugs with heads?  We've got several ideas based upon trying not to crease the rug, but all advice is very warmly received.

For anyone wanting more info, each rug is backed with heavy canvas cloth, and most have rungs on one side (so *could* be hung, but we're reluctant to do that do to space and also the possibility of the heavy heads pulling on the bear skin and backing).  They are all in good condition despite being quite old (nearly 100 years!).

Thanks again for any advice,

Kirsten

-- 
Kirsten E. Nicholson, Ph.D

Asst. Prof. Biology               and    Curator of Natural History
Dept. of Biology                             Museum of Cultural and Natural History
217 Brooks Hall                            103 Rowe Hall
Central Michigan Univ.                 Central Michigan University 
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859                 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
989-774-3758                                989-774-3829



   This is what it looks like, minus the padding (see below).

If the feet have claws, cover them with Tyvek booties so that they do not damage the skin. Also, it is best to pad each fold (tail, legs, folds in skin) with rolls of Volara Type A foam.
 
Cathy
Catharine Hawks
Conservator
Research & Collections, NHB 394
National Museum of Natural History, MRC 106
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Office 202.633.0835
SI Cell 202.701.8458
CH Cell 703.200.4370
hawksc at si.edu
 
 
 

From: norops at gmail.com
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Sent: 10/27/2011 3:57:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [NHCOLL-L:5708] proper bear rug handling and storage
 
We have several grizzly bear rugs with heads (pretty heavy, too, those heads) that we need to store and are trying to determine the best way to store them.  With "usual" textiles you roll them on rods of appropriate diameters and if possible have a cabinet or way of hanging the rod, or if not, place the rolled item on a shelf. Does anyone have advice on how to store bear rugs with heads?  We've got several ideas based upon trying not to crease the rug, but all advice is very warmly received.

For anyone wanting more info, each rug is backed with heavy canvas cloth, and most have rungs on one side (so *could* be hung, but we're reluctant to do that do to space and also the possibility of the heavy heads pulling on the bear skin and backing).  They are all in good condition despite being quite old (nearly 100 years!).

Thanks again for any advice,

Kirsten

-- 
Kirsten E. Nicholson, Ph.D

Asst. Prof. Biology               and    Curator of Natural History
Dept. of Biology                             Museum of Cultural and Natural History
217 Brooks Hall                            103 Rowe Hall
Central Michigan Univ.                 Central Michigan University 
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859                 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
989-774-3758                                989-774-3829



   This is what it looks like, minus the padding (see below).
 
If the feet have claws, cover them with Tyvek booties so that they do not damage the skin. Also, it is best to pad each fold (tail, legs, folds in skin) with rolls of Volara Type A foam.
 
Cathy
Catharine Hawks
Conservator
Research & Collections, NHB 394
National Museum of Natural History, MRC 106
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Office 202.633.0835
SI Cell 202.701.8458
CH Cell 703.200.4370
hawksc at si.edu
 
 
 

From: norops at gmail.com
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Sent: 10/27/2011 3:57:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [NHCOLL-L:5708] proper bear rug handling and storage
 
We have several grizzly bear rugs with heads (pretty heavy, too, those heads) that we need to store and are trying to determine the best way to store them.  With "usual" textiles you roll them on rods of appropriate diameters and if possible have a cabinet or way of hanging the rod, or if not, place the rolled item on a shelf. Does anyone have advice on how to store bear rugs with heads?  We've got several ideas based upon trying not to crease the rug, but all advice is very warmly received.

For anyone wanting more info, each rug is backed with heavy canvas cloth, and most have rungs on one side (so *could* be hung, but we're reluctant to do that do to space and also the possibility of the heavy heads pulling on the bear skin and backing).  They are all in good condition despite being quite old (nearly 100 years!).

Thanks again for any advice,

Kirsten

-- 
Kirsten E. Nicholson, Ph.D

Asst. Prof. Biology               and    Curator of Natural History
Dept. of Biology                             Museum of Cultural and Natural History
217 Brooks Hall                            103 Rowe Hall
Central Michigan Univ.                 Central Michigan University 
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859                 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
989-774-3758                                989-774-3829







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From: Kirsten Nicholson <norops at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thu, Oct 27, 2011 3:57 pm
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:5708] proper bear rug handling and storage


We have several grizzly bear rugs with heads (pretty heavy, too, those heads) that we need to store and are trying to determine the best way to store them.  With "usual" textiles you roll them on rods of appropriate diameters and if possible have a cabinet or way of hanging the rod, or if not, place the rolled item on a shelf. Does anyone have advice on how to store bear rugs with heads?  We've got several ideas based upon trying not to crease the rug, but all advice is very warmly received.

For anyone wanting more info, each rug is backed with heavy canvas cloth, and most have rungs on one side (so *could* be hung, but we're reluctant to do that do to space and also the possibility of the heavy heads pulling on the bear skin and backing).  They are all in good condition despite being quite old (nearly 100 years!).

Thanks again for any advice,

Kirsten

-- 
Kirsten E. Nicholson, Ph.D

Asst. Prof. Biology               and    Curator of Natural History
Dept. of Biology                             Museum of Cultural and Natural History
217 Brooks Hall                            103 Rowe Hall
Central Michigan Univ.                 Central Michigan University 
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859                 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
989-774-3758                                989-774-3829










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