35036
Accession Number
17522
Title Of Article Chaper
The care and preservation of birch bark scrolls in museum collections
Title Of Journal Book
Curator
Volume
29
Issue
1
Pages
67-80
Collation
8 photos, 2 diagrams, 15 refs.
Reference Bibliography
Bibliog.: p. 79-80
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
Publisher City
New York
ISBN
0011-3069
ISSN
0011-3069
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
After describing the physical nature and construction of these scrolls as used by Algonquian Indian groups in North America, the article discusses methods of relaxing and unrolling them, repairing damage and mounting for display. Both traditional methods and those developed by the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Glenbow Museum are noted. Environmental conditions favorable for conservation of the scrolls and protective methods for their storage are suggested.
Keywords
Bark Birch;Display;Exhibition Mounting;Relative Humidity; Scroll Storage; Storage AATA -- AATA
pub_id
35036