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Tangible Heritage Conservation
Recent Submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)In this study a condition report is carried out on the Moxwera wa Babaso newspapers (1925-1938). The study then explores two possible conservation methods that could remedy the damage found. The first is towards the digital ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The study aims to examine, discuss and develop a feasible treatment proposal for a damaged oil on canvas landscape Cattle Grazing near Pretoria Zoo that was completed around 1896. The painting is by Dutch-born South African ...
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Identifying challenges in the conservation of South African photography based on three case studies (University of Pretoria, 2022)Photographs have a visual tie to human memory in that they are used to capture moments of significance, and give a visual illustration of how something looks at that moment and time. Visual representation, in the way it ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The role of conservation within museums is well-established and can be viewed as straightforward due to the ability to control and regulate environments, access, and use of objects. It is far more complex and challenging ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Paper has been around from the 3rd century BC. From then on different kinds of paper were made but the original recipe remained the back bone of how paper is made today. In this study the different components of paper ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The thesis focused on the investigation of pesticide contaminants on organic collections at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. Data collection methods used included XRF spectrometry, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This study aims to shed some valuable light on the world of street art in Pretoria and will also explore ways to conserve this art form. This case study is specific to the street artist Jared Pereira, who practices in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The conservation of time-based media is seldom straightforward. This is often because the key element in this form of art is not a physical object, but rather its character, message, or how the message is perceived and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The purpose of this study is to investigate some of the difficulties encountered by museums when dealing with mixed media/composite artworks in terms of both collection management and preventative conservation. When it ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-01)The study aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the materials and techniques used by Alexis Preller in his early work, Man in the Sun 1936. A survey of the artist’s materials and techniques is of great importance as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)This research paper deals with the condition and possible conservation treatment of the pewter objects at the Oranjemund Shipwreck Collection. The Oranjemund shipwreck is one of the oldest and most intact wrecks ever to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)This paper aims to assess the state of preservation of paper records at the Lesotho National Archives (LNA). The LNA was first established in 1958 while Lesotho was a protectorate of Britain. Museums, libraries and archives ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Heritage collections in South Africa are deteriorating as evidenced by surveys in heritage institutions, interviews and site visits. This can partly be ascribed to a decline in heritage preservation and conservation capacity, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Cowhide dress (mose oa khomo) used to symbolise Basotho women's traditional attire, but recently it has only been associated with a small group of women who participate in initiation ceremonies. Seshoeshoe, a modern cloth ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Even though soot has been used for thousands of years, it is relatively unexplored as a medium in contemporary art. Only a handful of artists internationally have created works from soot. The South African artist Diane ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)The study aims to achieve an understanding of the artist’s materials and techniques used by Lucky Madlo Sibiya when he created his carved and painted wood panel artworks. A survey of the artist’s materials and techniques ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Heritage conservation and management has its own challenges and opportunities. If done correctly, it has the potential to re-establish the thread of continuity with a previous time. Most prominently, heritage conservation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)There is a lot of published literature in the disciplines of Archaeology and Anthropology on ceramics that amongst others focus on their typologies, dating sequences, manufacture and trade with reference to groups of people ...