Name/Title
Caring for American Indian Objects: A Practical and Cultural GuideEntry/Object ID
2008.013.5Description
A practical guide that offers collection caregivers, conservators, and collectors helpful information on standard museum practice to aid them in making decisions to slow deterioration. Fourteen contributors, both Indian and non-Indian, discuss general aspects of museum care, explain techniques for particular materials, and address important cultural considerations.
Use this resource to: learn how to care for and exhibit culturally sensitive materials; help your institution define policies for consulting with American Indian communities; gain knowledge of appropriate storage materials and furniture for all types of collections.
Contents: Why should American Indian cultural objects be preserved? -- Handling considerations : one person’s story -- The voice of the museum : developing displays -- Display in a proper and respectful way -- What about sacred objects? -- The causes of deterioration and preventive care -- How should cultural items be stored? -- Handling suggestions -- Housekeeping -- The issue of pesticide contamination -- How should cultural items be used for display? -- Registration methods and everyday business -- Skin and skin products -- Quills, horn, hair, feathers, claws, and baleen -- Shell -- Bone, antler, ivory, and teeth -- Glass beads -- Textiles -- Metals and alloys -- Wood and birch bark -- Ceramics -- Stone -- Plastics and modern materials -- Paper -- Plant materials -- Audiotapes and videotapes -- Framed items -- The value of preserving the past : a personal journey.
xiv, 258 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. (softcover)Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2008.013.Source or Donor
Institution of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections GrantAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift in Honor of America's Collections, 2008Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Indians of North America--Antiquities--Collection and preservation, Indians of North America--Material culture, Museum conservation methods--North America, Museum techniques--North America, United States--Antiquities--Collection and preservationBook Details
Author
Ogden, SherelynPublisher
Minnesota Historical SocietyDate Published
2004Call No.
E76.85 .C28 2004ISBN
0873515056LCCN
2003025877Location
Location
Shelf
Hall Bookshelf-OversizeBuilding
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Room
Curator's OfficeBuilding
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Edited by Sherelyn Ogden.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 19, 2008Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023