Wax coatings on ethnographic metal objects: Justifications for allowing a tradition to wane

Journal of the American Institute for Conservation

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Moffett, Dana L ^a  

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EID: 85010769780     PISSN: 01971360     EISSN: 19452330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/019713696806124557     Document Type: Article

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