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    Embrittlement of Black Resin: Discoveries during the Challenging Conservation Treatment of a Chokwe Mukanda Mask

    Authors
    De Paepe, Anoek
    Discipline
    Arts
    History and Archaeology
    Subject
    Archives and collection management - Conservation Lab
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2020
    Publisher
    ICOM-CC International council of museums - Committee for Conservation
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    Description
    This paper discusses the main deterioration problems of Chokwe mukanda masks in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), with the emphasis on the embrittlement of the black resin typically used on the masks. Furthermore, the paper describes the conservation treatment of one mask a Chokwe mukanda mask (SJ.2319) currently housed at the RMCA for travel and display.
    Citation
    De Paepe, Anoek (2020). Embrittlement of Black Resin: Discoveries during the Challenging Conservation Treatment of a Chokwe Mukanda Mask. , Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures: Conservation Newsletter, Vol. 5, ICOM-CC International council of museums - Committee for Conservation, ISSN: 2517-9683,
    Identifiers
    issn: 2517-9683
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/12556
    url: file:///C:/Users/ADePaepe/Downloads/Newsletter%20Objects%20WG%20no%205%20June%202020%20(1).pdf
    Type
    Article
    Peer-Review
    No
    Language
    eng
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