A pot from the Jivaro tribe in Ecuador, part of the collection at Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, which has an enormous collection of Native American and South American artifacts that are being restored and carefully packaged as part of a huge conservation project on May 1, 2012. The museum was closed years ago, and new uses for it are being considered. A building in Burbank has been purchased to house the Native American collection. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
Southwest Museum’s conservation project draws closer to completion.
Cecilia Bordarampe, collections manager, shows baskets in a storage area; the baskets will be put in a large freezer to kill any insect infestations before they are repaired. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
Cecilia Bordarampe walks in a huge storage room that contains items that have already been restored and carefully boxed. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
A variety of items will be carefully packed in storage boxes. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
Ozga Ustun, an assistant conservator, looks up information on a pot. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
Sophie Hunter pieces a Hopi bowl back together. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
Ozga Ustun removes excess acrylic resin after repairing a crack in a Pueblo pot. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
Ozga Ustun removes excess acrylic resin after repairing in a Pueblo pot. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
Exterior of the Southwest Museum. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles times)
