Tutorials
- Care and Curation of Basketry : In this video, Nancy Odegaard and Gina Watkinson, both conservators at the Arizona State Museum, discuss museum stewardship techniques for basketry by sharing their experiences working on the “Woven Wonders Basketry Preservation Project,” a Save America’s Treasures project at the Arizona State Museum. Through a hands-on demonstration, the presenters show how to identify baskets, handle them appropriately, and how to clean and mount them safely.
- Assessing and Cleaning Baskets : In this video, Nicole Grabow, Objects Conservator at the Midwest Art Conservation Center, provides a demonstration of a conservation technique for cleaning baskets. Some of the topics covered include: assessing the conditions of baskets, evaluating if baskets needs cleaning, use of brushes, handling baskets, and the materials needed for cleaning of baskets.
- Making Mounts for Baskets : In this video tutorial, Nancy Odegaard, Head of Preservation at the Arizona State Museum, demonstrates how to create a simple mount for hanging basketry using coated wire, cotton twill tape, a pair of wire cutters and pliers.
- Creating Supportive Inserts for Baskets : In this video, Nicole Grabow, Objects Conservator at the Midwest Art Conservation Center, demonstrates how to work with baskets that need support or inserts, describing how each basket presents unique handing and preservation challenges. Grabow shows how to create three different types of supports for baskets: a basket ring, an ethafoam insert, and a sewn soft Tyvek insert.
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