Catherine Williams

Mysteries of the Phantom wooden shield: Putting together the pieces

Conservator Catherine Williams is investigating one of Te Papa’s recent acquisitions – a painted wooden shield from Papua New Guinea featuring The Phantom – from a conservation perspective, and blogging about it along the way. If you missed her first post, read it here. Uncovering the mysteries of a collectionRead more

By: Catherine Williams

On: 21 Feb 2017

In: Art, History

Object Conservation: A technical examination project

Join me, Cat Williams, over the coming months as I investigate and conserve one of Te Papa’s recent acquisitions – a painted wooden shield from Papua New Guinea. Yes, it is decorated with The Phantom! Items in our national collection have fascinating biographies and often there is still much toRead more

By: Catherine Williams

On: 29 Sep 2016

In: Behind the scenes, Pacific