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Hello - I am writing to ask for treatment advice for some larger wooden artifacts. I am currently doing support work for the National Park of American Samoa and it has come to my attention that three larger wooden artifacts in the collection that show signs of wood-boring beetle damage. The objects are two bas-relief carvings and a kava bowl. The carvings measure 80-90 cm long, 40 cm wide and 6-10 cm thick. They are carved from teak. The kava bowl measures about 16 cm tall with a diameter of 43 cm. The type of wood is unknown. Is freezing a viable option or do we risk cracks or splits in the artifacts? If we need to look at fumigation or anoxia for treatment, are there any service providers in Honolulu (where the artifacts are currently stored) that anyone has experience with? Thanks very much for your help. Samantha Richert Project Curator PWR - Cultural Resources 909 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 206-220-4130 ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
