Hi Jodi, Did you see any direct damage to the talon? Small holes or something scratches? Also, what other materials are in the wand, or in the case? Can you send a photo of the small bug? That will help in identifying what is going on and a possible treatment.
Good. Luck Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History Sent from my iPhone On Oct 17, 2022, at 6:36 PM, 'bugman22' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 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 -----Original Message----- From: Jodi Lundgren <jodi.lundg...@crazyhorse.org> To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> 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<mailto:jodi.lundg...@crazyhorse.org> www.crazyhorsememorial.org<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.crazyhorsememorial.org%2f&c=E,1,XFGgLwLSbmN2-PKgwIqiVgBP1n1HoUrbHGM0SOZQEiPqvQyxyQoxisJiu1m-KOaJKr27KL2-CBdTEa3Xa-KnwgKafgcNrvuGQwELkwTX_G6z8UatfFSUmyiXow,,&typo=1> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SN6PR02MB54218CAA11F8DB948F03124B95299%40SN6PR02MB5421.namprd02.prod.outlook.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fSN6PR02MB54218CAA11F8DB948F03124B95299%2540SN6PR02MB5421.namprd02.prod.outlook.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,oj-00o_G_MbNfG3MJh_1oVkdKkp299hq4a259xYgAXFVP4HPZbYUuLg1gJ-Anr0VCEqvvclKa0imOq4fyewttl4vxjIzRUoRRYPqLRVvpQKcq0Lk&typo=1>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/646071316.3149772.1666046204184%40mail.yahoo.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2f646071316.3149772.1666046204184%2540mail.yahoo.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,dGbX6VSo1CjfziW856yjNKoOitcs1mlwnJFM3Z5cvnYoCuI6SwRIjixKclpaNADswrZKzeYdIujO4rk-ayyogXINd8mIdAiiuCRgLwJTyA,,&typo=1>. The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BCCB8A32-29F7-485A-BE6C-ACE64DB49897%40carnegiemnh.org.
