5273
Accession Number
5090
Title Of Article Chaper
Pre-Columbian textiles from Ecuador: conservation procedures and preliminary study
Title Of Journal Book
Technology & conservation
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
24-30
Collation
12 photos, 2 diagrams, 11 refs.
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Textiles in damp burial. Initial handling and storage. Treatment in Department of Anthropology Smithsonian. Unfolding. Removal of metal corrosion products and debris by low vacuum. Improving flexibility with glycerine. Sewing to mylar sheet. Plexiglas mount allowing total visibility, brass screws. Analysis of weave. Silver ornaments.
Keywords
Textile, conservation archaeology; Textile, conservation; Textile, cotton; Textile, mounting; Textile, storage; Textile, analysis examination microscopy; Textile, weaving ICCROM
pub_id
5273