Seminars and Workshops
Seminars and Workshops
This internship was part time and fully remote.
Treatment of a Skokomish Basket
Before Treatment
Object: Basket
Cultural Group: Skokomish
Date: Unknown
Complete
After Treatment
Materials: Bear grass, cedar bark, pigment, dyes
Collection: American Museum of Natural History
Treatment Overview
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Consultations with Coast Salish advisor
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Surface cleaning
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Mend to tear
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Mends to loops around rim
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Mock ups of missing cedar loops
Repairing breaks to the loops of cedar along the rim.
Condition
Separated loop to the rim. Cedar loops moderately brittle. Minor slumping overall.
Approx. 5 inch tear to the foot. Minor abrasions and accretions to the exterior
Numerous breaks and splits to the cedar loops. Overall surface dirt and dust
Treatment
Click image below for treatment details
After Treatment
Overall View. After Treatment. Normal Illumination
Detail of Repair to the Foot. Normal Illumination. After Treatment.
Detail of Mock Up Set Against the Rim. Normal Illumination. After Treatment.
Mock up was not reattached to basket as per the advisor's request