Julie A. KressSummer 2009
Penn Museum Internship
Oceania Collection: Mid-19th century to now
22,000 objects & specimen (mostly ethnographic) - Pacific Islands (Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia)& insular Southeast Asia & Australia
Introduction
Adria Katz, Oceania Keeper Dwaune Latimer,
African Keeper
African Collection: 17th to 20th century
15,000 ethnographic & 5,000 archaeological objects
Interns & Helpers
Rebecca ShaArchives
Yonah Ringlestein
Oversaw volunteers
Documentation & Cataloging
Transmittal Forms (Used for moving or relocating objects) Department Section Mover’s name Date moved Object # & Description Old & new location Required Argus entry date Copies (Keeper & Registrar)
Argus→ Entries
→Clean-up on Fridays w/ Registrar, Chrisso Boulis
Securit
y
Preservation 1st.
Distilled Wet Wipes
Gloves
Temperature & Humidity
Preserving Mats
•Misted with distilled water
•Coaxed into laying with snakes
Collections StorageMainwaring 407Oceania Storage
B27- Oceania & Africa Storage
Inventory•Create an inventory form for both sections
•Documenting the location and objects found there
•Photograping
•Measurements
•Catalog card info.
•Samples
•Tagging & bagging
•Create new accession record in Argus
Processing Civic Center Objects
Sudanese Textile
Civic Center Museum Textiles
Old & new numbers→matching inventory
Sorting for research
Wrapping & tagging →sewn on tags
Textile Row
Tour
African Museum of Philadelphia curators &
intern
Came for suggestions on preservation and care of their collection
Civic Center Rejects
•Locating them
•Identifying them
•Offering them to other departments
•Bagging & tagging
•Assigning a temporary location in Argus
Condition Reporting(Gallery & Storage)
•An accounting of all the objects •Condition of objects, cases, and gallery space
•Word document sent to exhibition department
•Condition report section in Argus →Details on individual objects
Mount MakingTraining session with conservation•Ethofoam •Polyethofoam•board (1 & 2 layered) •heat gun •box making •glue gun
The End!