Preserving Fern Carvings - General Tiki

L lele Member Joined: Aug 03, 2011 Posts: 1	L lele Posted posted on Wed, Aug 3, 2011 8:30 AM I have a beautiful carved tree fern mask measuring about 18" X 24" that I rescued many years ago from a trash dump in Hawaii. Recently the hanger that is anchored into the mask gave way and the mask fell to the floor. Upon inspection, I found the inner fibers have absorbed moisture and deteriorated. Any ideas of what I can use to seal the remaining fibers to keep them from absorbing more moisture ad deteriorating further and what I can use to refill the inside area where the fibers rotted out so I can rehang the mask?
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I have a beautiful carved tree fern mask measuring about 18" X 24" that I rescued many years ago from a trash dump in Hawaii. Recently the hanger that is anchored into the mask gave way and the mask fell to the floor. Upon inspection, I found the inner fibers have absorbed moisture and deteriorated. Any ideas of what I can use to seal the remaining fibers to keep them from absorbing more moisture ad deteriorating further and what I can use to refill the inside area where the fibers rotted out so I can rehang the mask?