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Time to bake some beads with MOA conservator, Mauray Toutloff! In order to prevent some of the objects in our collections from being exposed to corrosion we must keep them in the driest possible environment, The MOA conservation team uses silicone dioxide beads which trap environmental moisture which allows conservators to build low humidity micro-environments.
The silicone dioxide beads are saturated with a moisture indicating solution which is orange when dry but will turn green when the gel is saturated with humidity. The beads are baked in the laboratory oven at 100 °C to drive off all of the moisture so they turn orange and can be used over and over again. The team re-conditions the silica gel in dry cabinets once every 6 months in order to keep the humidity levels in the cabinets low.
Watching the beads turn orange in the oven is incredibly satisfying — enjoy!
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#MuseumOfAnthropology #museum #museumtok #MuseumConservation #conservation #asmr
The silicone dioxide beads are saturated with a moisture indicating solution which is orange when dry but will turn green when the gel is saturated with humidity. The beads are baked in the laboratory oven at 100 °C to drive off all of the moisture so they turn orange and can be used over and over again. The team re-conditions the silica gel in dry cabinets once every 6 months in order to keep the humidity levels in the cabinets low.
Watching the beads turn orange in the oven is incredibly satisfying — enjoy!
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#MuseumOfAnthropology #museum #museumtok #MuseumConservation #conservation #asmr
Have you ever worn a Cowichan sweater? This iconic work is the synthesis of European textile techniques and Coast Salish spinning and weaving, a practice that dates back millennia. The sweaters are made by Quwutsun’ community members in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island and by other Coast Salish women.
After the potlatch ban ended, the government encouraged Indigenous women to sell their goods to create new economic opportunities, and the practice of knitting and selling Cowichan sweaters to locals and tourists alike flourished. This unfinished sweater was purchased in 1985 from knitter Eva Williams to demonstrate how the sweaters are made. 🧶
Unfinished Sweater. By Eva Williams. 1985. Coast Salish: Quwutsun’. [MOA collection: 1147/1.] 🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#MuseumOfAnthropology #museum #museumtok #indigenous
After the potlatch ban ended, the government encouraged Indigenous women to sell their goods to create new economic opportunities, and the practice of knitting and selling Cowichan sweaters to locals and tourists alike flourished. This unfinished sweater was purchased in 1985 from knitter Eva Williams to demonstrate how the sweaters are made. 🧶
Unfinished Sweater. By Eva Williams. 1985. Coast Salish: Quwutsun’. [MOA collection: 1147/1.] 🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#MuseumOfAnthropology #museum #museumtok #indigenous
MOA Collections Coordinator, Shabnam Honarbakhsh bringing you all some lovely ASMR today in the form of mount making. At MOA there are several types of mounts that the conservation and collections team use. One of the most versatile is the black tray mount made of acid free matboard and Plastizote foam. First, they make the box out of matboard by measuring and cutting and scoring the board, just like you’d score a loaf of sourdough bread. Then they hold the corners together with a metal edge. They then hammer the metal edge onto the matt board on an anvil.
The next step is to outline the object on the foam and then cut the foam with a scalpel or metal blade. The foam is soft and won’t damage the object when it is pressure fit into the mount. These mounts keep the MOA collections safe from handling and other vibrations.
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#moaubc #MuseumOfAnthropology #ubc #museum #MuseumConservation #collections
The next step is to outline the object on the foam and then cut the foam with a scalpel or metal blade. The foam is soft and won’t damage the object when it is pressure fit into the mount. These mounts keep the MOA collections safe from handling and other vibrations.
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#moaubc #MuseumOfAnthropology #ubc #museum #MuseumConservation #collections
Our most adorable, yet not entirely reliable staff member stopped by for a day at the office. MOA mouser, Uli spent his day hanging out with his cat mom at her desk, purr-using MOA magazines, looking bored in Zoom meetings and patrolling the hallways in search of rodents. Mostly, he insisted on lots of naps.
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#museumtok #MuseumOfAnthropology #cats #museumcat
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#museumtok #MuseumOfAnthropology #cats #museumcat
What’s better than a regular tea pot? A miniature one! It’s #InternationalTeaDay so we’re sharing this adorable tea set, carved from Walrus tusk in 1936 by Inuit artist, Tom Kawnak. 🫖
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
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🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#museum #museumtok #MuseumOfAnthropology #ubc #moaubc #carving #whyyousosmall #miniature #tea
The MOA Conservation and Collections team did an amazing job safely moving the remaining objects and belongings to other galleries and storage before we closed down the Museum temporarily for the final stage of our seismic upgrades. 👏🏻
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#museumtok #museum #museumofanthropology #ubc #moaubc #conservation #collectionshoot
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#museumtok #museum #museumofanthropology #ubc #moaubc #conservation #collectionshoot
Did you know that MOA has touchable drums? Since we’re temporarily closed right now, we’re playing them today for you! 🪘
Carved in a series of cylindrical shapes that resemble fish, dragons, boats and human figures, these 13 Indonesian Kentongan wood drums produce a beautiful depth of tones when played together. Varying in size, depth and design, each drum invites a unique rhythm. MOA collection Ib447, Ib470, Ib464.
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#moaubc #ubc #museum #museumtok #drums #indonesia #indonesiandrums #percussion #museumofanthropology
Carved in a series of cylindrical shapes that resemble fish, dragons, boats and human figures, these 13 Indonesian Kentongan wood drums produce a beautiful depth of tones when played together. Varying in size, depth and design, each drum invites a unique rhythm. MOA collection Ib447, Ib470, Ib464.
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#moaubc #ubc #museum #museumtok #drums #indonesia #indonesiandrums #percussion #museumofanthropology
Today we’re feeling the #ValentinesDay love with some of our favourite Bill Reid works (Bill Reid Bear, The Raven and the First Men and Wasgo) at MOA. We’re booping them for you. ☝️
‼️ None of these carvings were harmed while filming. Bill Reid’s bear is one of MOA’s touchable objects.
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#boop #excusemesirboop #billreid #carving #museum #museumtok #moaubc #ubc
‼️ None of these carvings were harmed while filming. Bill Reid’s bear is one of MOA’s touchable objects.
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#boop #excusemesirboop #billreid #carving #museum #museumtok #moaubc #ubc
What are some unique ways that the @moa_conservation team removes dirt from objects? In this video MOA Conservator Mauray Toutloff cuts up an Agar puck of gel which she made in the lab. The conservation team uses Agar gel to determine surface pH for the process of gel cleaning. They leave a piece of the gel on the surface of an object for a short time and can then read the pH level of the gel to get an idea of the surface pH of the object. Once this step is completed they formulate a Pemulen gel with an appropriate pH to remove dirt or surface coatings on the object.
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#VisitMOA #ubc #museum #moaubc #MuseumOfAnthropology #conservation #asmr #asmrMuseum #MuseumMoment #MuseumConservation #ConservationLab #satisfying #GelCutting #AgarGel #ObjectCleaning
🎥: @Christian Zane Clado
#VisitMOA #ubc #museum #moaubc #MuseumOfAnthropology #conservation #asmr #asmrMuseum #MuseumMoment #MuseumConservation #ConservationLab #satisfying #GelCutting #AgarGel #ObjectCleaning