The application of laser technology to the conservation of a Haida totem pole

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 165-173

  Cooper, Martin ^a   Solajic, Maja ^a   Usher, Graham ^a   Ostapkowicz, Joanna ^b  

^a The Conservation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool Museum   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air monitoring; Cedar wood; Laser cleaning; Totem pole

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037250433     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1296-2074(02)01142-1     Document Type: Article

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