Conservation Treatment of Museum Objects (BIHO Archeological Collection)
Project ID: J9W88040013
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: University of Idaho
Fiscal Year: 2004
Initial Funding: $15,000
Total Funding: $15,000
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Disciplines: Cultural
National Park: Big Hole National Battlefield
Principal Investigator: Evans-Janke, Leah
Agreement Technical Representative: Chenoweth, Bob
Abstract: The Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE) Curatorial section and the Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology will work together to assess the materials and physical condition of about 1,100 archeological artifacts from the collection of the Big Hole National Battlefield, a unit of NEPE and site of a tragic attack by the U.S. Army on a Nez Perce camp, August 9-10, 1877. This Task Agreement defines a specific affiliation between the NPS and the UI to apply conservation treatment to archeological artifacts to insure their long-term stability and preservation.
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