Re: [PestList] FW: eagle claw damage

'bugman22' via MuseumPests Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:13:26 -0700

Based on the photos, if you bag and freeze it, I don't see any problems.
Tom Parker

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From: Jodi Lundgren <jodi.lundg...@crazyhorse.org>
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Subject: RE: [PestList] FW: eagle claw damage

I 
don’t think we can remove the claw.  Here are some images of the composite 
object.  No feathers. It has the claw and wood at the core and is wrapped with 
beadwork with leather fringes at the end and ribbon details up by the claw.     
 Could this object be freeze-treated as a whole object?     We have found a 
bore hole into the claw.  I don’t have an image just yet but it’s a pretty 
clear, irregular hole bored into it.  Attached is an image of the bug we 
found—about the size of the hole.  Another group member thought there might be 
some larvae and those images are attached too.    Freezing recommendations for 
this object?    Thanks,    Jodi    From: 'bugman22' via MuseumPests 
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Sent: Monday, October 17, 2022 4:37 PM
To: pestlist@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PestList] FW: eagle claw damage    Jodi -    Carpet beetle 
excrement (frass).  If there are feathers, closely examine them for larvae.  If 
you are certain  no larvae are feeding on the feathers, then proceed as 
follows:  If you can remove the claw, you can safely freeze it to insure no 
further damage.  Recommended -20 F for 3 days, then allow it to acclimate to 
room temperature slowly.    Tom Parker

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From: Jodi Lundgren <jodi.lundg...@crazyhorse.org>
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Sent: Mon, Oct 17, 2022 6:27 pm
Subject: [PestList] FW: eagle claw damage Hello all,   We have a ceremonial 
wand on display with an eagle claw in it.  This past week we discovered a bit 
of debris under a section of it.  Some bits are larger and irregularly sized 
and look like bits of the claw’s skin/scales that were losses.  There is also a 
very small yellowish white particulate that has a very regular size and shape 
to the particles.  We lightly brushed the claw off and more of this fell to the 
Mylar we were collecting it on.  The claw is still on display after sweeping up 
the debris.  It seems stable and we don’t see any additional particles loosed 
from it or created otherwise over the weekend.   Image is attached.  We don’t 
have a microscope so I did the best I could to capture this.  We found no bugs 
in the case when we first saw the bits but a day or two later when we went to 
remove and examine it we saw a small unidentified black bug and some small 
wings in the case.  No new debris was found though.  These particles are really 
small, in the 1/10 millimeter size perhaps.    This is outside of my realm of 
expertise.  If anyone has experience with the preservation of eagle claws and 
what may be going on here I’d love your opinion.  Is it an insect infestation 
(frass)?  Is there a preservative issue we need to contend with (could this be 
arsenic?!?)?  What should I do?  It has been stable for days and we are 
monitoring it daily now.   Any and all help and advice appreciated!   Jodi 
Lundgren Collections Manager The Indian Museum of North America® Crazy Horse 
Memorial Foundation 12151 Avenue of the Chiefs Crazy Horse, SD  57730-8900 
Phone (605) 673-4681 jodi.lundg...@crazyhorse.org www.crazyhorsememorial.org   
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