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Oct 6 2008

George Washington Carver Woven Mat Cleaned

Posted byCaitlin A. MoorePosted inAfrican American Museum of Iowa, Flood Recovery, Object conservation

Monday, October 6, 2008

Among the artifacts from the African American Museum were two mats woven by George Washington Carver. The mat pictured was cleaned in about 15 hours by myself using saliva and swabs. I began work on the other but it was so fragile and brittle that I decided to send it to Helen Alten, our objects conservator.