Conservation of Organic Ethnographic Artifacts in the of the Laboratory of Anthropology

新墨西哥博物馆的人类学实验室收藏了大量来自美国西南部的民族志物品。根据一项全面的保护需求调查，博物馆工作人员已经确定了不可替代的、易腐烂的、正在迅速恶化的民族志文物。这些物品包括篮子、木头、皮革和生牛皮制品。其中许多由于其状况恶化而无法安全处理，因此无法用于研究。保护人员将被雇用来保护和稳定受损最严重的物品。工作人员将修复、清除霉菌和污染的影响，建造保护架和容器，并改善储存单元。要保护的对象是该国最大，记录最完整，最重要的系统收藏品之一的一部分。对于生活在美国西南部和墨西哥北部的群体来说，它们几乎是一个完整的参考集合。因此，它们对人类学研究是无价的。

The Laboratory of Anthropology of the Museum of New Mexico holds a significant assemblage of ethnographic objects from the American Southwest. Based on a comprehensive conservation needs survey, the museum staff has identified irreplaceable, perishable ethnographic artifacts that are rapidly deteriorating. These include baskets, objects of wood, leather, and rawhide. Many of these cannot be safely handled due to their deteriorating condition, and hence are unavailable for research. Conservators will be hired to preserve and stabilize the most damaged objects. Staff will repair, remove mold and the effects of pollution, build protective mounts and containers, and improve storage units. The objects to be conserved are part of one of the largest, best documented, and most significant, systematic collections in the country. They are an almost complete reference collection for groups living in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. As such, they are invaluable for anthropological research.