If you have somebody that does standard silver-soldered brass mounts, this should be a great project for them. The tusk could be cradled in flat brass wrapped around the bottom of the tusk in three or four places, and those could be attached to the wall on brass stems pressed into holes drilled in the wall. Of course all the parts are painted to blend into the tusk or the background, and it can even be padded like you would with a real artifact.
Done correctly, the stems would extend rearward to the wall, hidden by the tusk from the viewer. This gives the impression the item is floating. Good mounts "disappear" and do not distract from the item on display.
Curtis Morris
Shiloh Museum
From: Kim Hanninen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Mounting oddly shaped item
Hello Jenna -
What about a platform in front of the wall and then a floor mount for the tusk. The platform should be big enough to accommodate all the curves of the tusk without having it break the "invisible vertical barrier" created. This can also act as a way to keep viewers from getting too close to the tusk. A would think that a floor mount would be a much easier way to mount the tusk than mounting it to a wall.
Best of luck
Kim
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 5:10 PM, Domeischel, Jenna <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all,
Does anyone have advice for how to mount a six-foot mammoth tusk (cast) to a free-standing exhibit wall? The tusk itself is fairly light, as it is a cast, however it is also significantly curved and whatever mechanism used will need to be able to account for varying distances from wall to tusk.
Thank you in advance!!
Jenna
Jenna Domeischel, RPA
Blackwater Draw Museum Curator
Eastern New Mexico University
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