Aiding the cleaning of four 19th-century Tsimshian house posts: investigation of museum-applied surface coatings and original polychromy

Aiding the cleaning of four 19th-century Tsimshian house posts: investigation of museum-applied surface coatings and original polychromy

Abstract The collection of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, includes a set of four elaborately painted 19th-century Tsimshian house posts that have been on continuous open display for more than a century. Over time, these objects have accumulated surface grime, and several coating l...

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Main Authors: Federica Pozzi, Elena Basso, Samantha Alderson, Judith Levinson, Madeleine Neiman, Soraya Alcalá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
House posts
Totem poles
Tsimshian
Pacific Northwest
19th century
Wood
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00513-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00513-4

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