17039
Accession Number
4472
Title Of Article Chaper
Conservation of Aboriginal rock art in New South Wales
Title Of Journal Book
Conservation of rock art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977
Pages
71-74 28
Collation
7 refs.
Publisher
Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material
Publisher City
Sydney
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art
Meeting City
Perth
Meeting Country
Australia
Abstract
This paper provides a brief summary of conservation measures researched and/or employed in N.S.W. To preserve Aboriginal art, with a description of problems incurred to date. Situations so far examined include stabilization of moving engraved rock slopes, methods of preventing run off onto paintings, trouble with lichen (on rock engravings) and treatment of carved trees. A major problem is lack of continuity in application of suggested conservation methods. -- AATA
Keywords
Rock, drawing engraving; Rock, drawing engraving conservation; Rock, painting; Rock, painting protection; Rock, painting deterioration; Rock, drawing engraving deterioration ICCROM
pub_id
17039
Meeting Date
19770900