1506
Accession Number
26523
Author
Dignard, Carole
Author Affiliation
Department of Communications. Canadian Conservation Institute. Ethnology Lab
Title Of Article Chaper
Tear repair of skins with minimal access to their backs: the treatment of a kayak
Title Of Journal Book
Leather Conservation News
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
44204
Collation
5 b&w photos., 8 line drawing figs.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher City
Austin, Texas
ISSN
0898-0128
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Reports on mending treatments on a stretched sealskin object, an Eskimo kayak. Describes four methods of repair, depending on the situation, geometry, and condition of the tear: 1) if the skin wall was not planarly distorted, a paper pulp fill was used; 2) torn areas directly above a frame element were backed and adhered to the frame; 3) the tear was sagging a few centimeters above a frame element and was supported by a piece of Ethaform (expanded polyethylene foam) and inserted beneath the tear, which was bridged and filled as in the two previous methods; and 4) tears without support under the torn area were supported with a tinned iron spatula from the underside until the paper patch was dry. The adhesives used were Acryloid B-72 in ethanol with high viscosity grade ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (EHEC) added. The repairs were examined four years later and found to be stable.
Keywords
tear; repair; skin; back; treatment; kayak; leather
pub_id
1506