17589
Title Of Article Chaper
Ethnography
Title Of Journal Book
Handbook for Curators, Part C Section 4
Pages
40
Publisher
The Museums Association
Publisher City
London
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The storage and exhibition of ethnographic collections need special care; documentation of exhibitions is most important in the form of descriptive labels. Arrangement of specimens in cases is also important; mounts and materials used in cases need special consideration as to whether they may cause damage to delicate specimens and whether they show the specimen to its best advantage. Experienced staff members are needed to prepare mounts and cases, etc. In storage, clubs, paddles, spears, bows and arrows as well as large specimens require racks and special storage boxes. Insecticide and fumigation help to control insect pests; DDT, PDB, and hydrogen cyanide gas are used for this purpose. -- AATA
pub_id
17589