Storage for Textile Collections

圣地亚哥人类博物馆长期以来一直拥有杰出的人类学收藏品。其中最重要的两个是瓦哈卡州的印第安人服装和西南美洲原住民纺织品收藏。瓦哈卡收藏包括来自150多个村庄的800件藏品，西南纺织品收藏包含纳瓦霍、里奥格兰德普韦布洛、霍皮和里奥格兰德西班牙裔美国人制作的各种风格、编织和时期的物品的代表。这两个收藏都有很好的记录；它们是不可替代的，代表了由于接触西欧和美国文化而正在消失的旧传统。这些纺织品现有的储存设施有限，对纺织品不利。橱柜陈旧，不符合当代藏品管理标准，由于过度拥挤、污染、未经处理的木质货架产生的烟雾、灰尘和光线褪色，阻碍了藏品的恶化。新设备将确保收藏品的安全，并允许搜索者更多地进入。

The San Diego Museum of Man has long had outstanding anthropological collections. Two of their most important are the Oaxacan Indian costumes and the Southwest Native American textile collection. The Oaxacan collection consists of 800 pieces collected from over 150 villages and the Southwest textile collection contains representations of a wide variety of styles, weaves, and time periods of objects made by Navajo, Rio Grande Pueblo, Hopi, and Rio Grande Spanish-Americans. Both collections are well documented; they are irreplaceable, represen- ting old traditions that are disappearing due to contact with Western European and American cultures. The existing storage facilities for these textiles is limited and detrimental to the textiles. Cabinetry is dated and does not meet contemporary standards of collections management retard the deteriora- tion of the collections due overcrowding, pollution, fumes from untreated wooden shelving, dust, and fading due to light. The new equipment will insure the safety of the collection and allow resear- chers greater access.