hopi kachina totem
Structure repair using traditional materials. Inpainting with traditional kalin pigments. Adhesive removal. correction of previous restoration.
Contemporary Hopi Kachina Totem, brake repair and color matching
photo of brake from base before restoration. reak, with unsuccessful previous restoration attempt.
brake from the the body of the boll. before restoration.
view from the back before
break viewed from the bottom
before
before
before
Side view
After repair, reattached foot to base. Color matching and dowle repair.
after
After repair, color mating was done with traditional materials unique to the piece. colors were prepared with kailen chalk. Piece was reconstructed museum quality materials and adhering to conservation ethics.
after
after
After repair, color mating was done with traditional materials unique to the piece. colors were prepared with kailen chalk. Piece was reconstructed museum quality materials and adhering to conservation ethics.
After repair, color mating was done with traditional materials unique to the piece. colors were prepared with kailen chalk. Piece was reconstructed museum quality materials and adhering to conservation ethics.