Caring for Cultural Material 1

Caring for Cultural Material 2

Damage and Decay

Managing Collections

Managing People

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

Glossary

Index

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Caring for Cultural Material 2
In this volume:
– Textiles
– Leather
arrow Wood
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Material
– Metals
– Outdoor Collections
– Acknowledgments
Wood
In this chapter:
– Objectives
– Introduction
– An introduction to the anatomy and chemistry of wood
– What are the most common causes and types of damage?
– Common causes of damage
– The do’s and don’ts of handling wooden objects
– Some basic do’s and don’ts of repair and cleaning
– Ideal conditions for storing and displaying wooden objects
– General storage and display guidelines
– Coating wooden objects
– Summary of conditions for storage and display
– Wooden objects in Australia’s climatic zones
  MORE ABOUT WOOD
– Additional notes on fungal attack of wood
– For further reading
– Self-evaluation quiz
arrow Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 

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Wood

Answers to self-evaluation quiz

Question 1.

Answer: a), b), c) and d).

e) is incorrect. Wood is a durable material, but it is still susceptible to damage and will not be durable unless it is cared for.

Question 2.

Answer: b), c) and d) are true.

Question 3.

Answer: e).

Question 4.

Answer: b), c) and d). a) is not correct. Superglues should be avoided because they cannot be reversed easily without causing damage to the underlying wood.

Question 5.

Answer: a).

Question 6.

Answer: f).

 

 

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