I second Jenny's suggestion, and also recommend looking at the National Park Service's Conserve O Gram series and specifically Number 5/2, which addresses exactly your concerns.

http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/conserveogram/05-02.pdf

Victoria Book
Chief Conservator
Gilcrease Museum
918.596.2714

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I would strongly recommend getting a copy of "Storage of Natural History Collections: Ideas and Practical solutions" by Carolyn L. Rose and Amparo R. de Torres. They have great instructions on storage of headdresses of various types. 

Jenny Yearous
Curator of Collections Management
State Historical Society of North Dakota



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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Storage of Native American headdresses

Can anyone send me instructions or best practices for the storage of Native American headdresses? We have the personal memorabilia of Bishop W. Angie Smith in our archives. The collection includes several headdresses that were presented to him as gifts (he was the Bishop for the Indian Mission of the Methodist Church from 1943-1968).  Please email me directly if more info is needed.

Thanks, Christina

Christina Wolf, Archivist
Oklahoma City University
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