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Project: Conservation of Kaitiaki clay sculpture
Client: Whangarei Art Museum
Project: Conservation of Kaitiaki clay sculpture
Client: Whangarei Art Museum
Kaitiaki Clay Sculpture
Before treatment: although sculpture surface retains good detail and texture, ingrained soiling, stains and black accretions along with biological growth are visible. Structurally, the top half of the sculpture became detached from the body due to vandalism.
Kaitiaki Clay Sculpture
Before treatment: view of the sculpture's top half
Kaitiaki Clay Sculpture
During treatment: steam cleaning revealed patches of discoloration and further fissures.
Kaitiaki
During treatment / detail: reattachment of the upper element (head) and view of the structural crack.
Kaitiaki Clay Sculpture
After treatment