[Nhcoll-l] Spermwhale skeleton/water damage

[Sebastien Enault]

Dear all,
A museum we've been working with suffered water damage a couple of months
ago. Among the damaged collections is a disarticulated spermwhale skeleton,
and some bones spent several days completely submerged in dirty water from
the nearby river. Since then the water was drained and the bones dried but
they exhibit extensive staining. We have no experience with this kind of
issue, but I offered to ask around here, see if anyone had a similar
experience or could provide some insights as to what would the best course
of action be (if anything should be done at all). Only thing we suggested
was to wait until the weather gets warmer/sunnier, rinse the bones with
clean water and air dry them in sunlight.
Attached are a couple of pictures of the bones in question.
Thanks all in advance,
Sebastien Enault
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Sebastien Enault, PhD
www.kraniata.com
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