It will cover the preservation of memorabilia, including documents, newspaper clippings, and photograph albums. This course will provide the practical application of polarized light microscopy towards the identification of natural fibers and artists pigments. Attendees will be selected from the applicants in concert with the faculty. Do not send payment with your registration. This course provides an introduction to and appreciation of plant anatomy and morphology for those dealing with ethnographic objects made from or containing plant materials.
Emphasis is on herbaceous characters of leaves, stems, roots and bark.
Wood anatomy and identification is covered in a separate course. The information provided will form the basis for construction of reference material sets, recognition of anatomical characters and comparative analysis of unknown samples. Areas covered include anatomical characters, sampling, microtechniques, and data accumulation from both reference and unknown materials. Students are welcome to bring an object for analysis. Attendees will be selected from the applicants in concert with faculty.