Overview

From prehistoric times, man has made use of skin, feather and fur in many diverse ways. Techniques were developed to prevent skins from putrefying, thus prolonging their 'sell by' date. In cold climes, fur and feathers provided warmth, whereas in warm climes brightly coloured feathers have been used as decorative elements in artefacts, particularly in clothing. Some of the methods used to decorate such artefacts required a great deal of skill, and it is interesting to consider how they developed. The papers presented in The Conservation of Fur, Feather and Skin describe methods of tanning ethnographic leather, preparation and conservation of clothing and artefacts, types of damage that may be encountered, methods of identifying the causes of the damage, the fading of feathers caused by light, and conservation techniques employed to prolong the lives of artefacts. Dirt removal techniques such as laser cleaning of parchment and feathers are compared with conventional methods. Plains Indian shirts, Inuit clothing and artefacts, and a Torres Strait turtleshell mask are discussed, as are the preparation and presentation of the exhibition Stolen Skins? which stimulates the consideration of many controversial issues.

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Author:   Margot M. Wright
Publisher:   Archetype Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Archetype Publications Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.250kg
ISBN:  

9781873132180

ISBN 10:   1873132182
Pages:   92
Publication Date:   07 August 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

1 An introduction to the types of tannages used on ethnographic leather Aline Angus 2 The conservation of Plains Indian shirts at the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution Heather Richardson 3 A brief summary of laser experimentation undertaken on parchment at the Conservation Centre, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (NMGM), Liverpool Samantha Sportun 4 The conservation of a turtleshll mask from the Torres Strait Islands Jeremy Uden 5 Love a duck: the conservation of feathered skins Allyson Rae and Barbara Wlills 6 Cleaning of feathers from the Ethnolological Museum, Berlin Stephanie Schaeuffelhut, Helene Tello and Simone Schneider 7 Colourful feathers: Multidisciplinary investigation of the Amazonian featherwork from the ethnographic collection at the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (NMGM) - initial results M.R. Sololajic, M .Cooper, T. Seddon, J. Ruppel, J. Ostapkowicz and T. Parker 8 Fur will fly: exhibiting controversy Edwina Ebrman 9 Caring for fur at the Museum of London Barbara Heiberger

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'...Beitrage geben wertwolle theoretische und praktische Hinweise fur den Umgang und di Reinigung shwieriger Materialien wie Federn, Vogelhaute oder Pelze. Die Publikation ist nicht nur fur Restauratoren in ethnologischen sammlungen, sondern auch fur restauratoren andere materialbereiche wie textil oder papier interessant und empfehlenswert...' Cornelia Hofmann, Restauro, Zeitschrift fur Kunsttechniken, Restaurierung und Museumsfragen Vol 4 June 2003

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