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Techniques of Making Plastic Casts of Artifacts from Permanent Molds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

John R. Rohner*
Affiliation:
University of ColoradoMuseum Boulder, Colorado

Abstract

A method for making duplicates of projectile points or other ethnic artifacts is presented. A two-piece mold of RTV silicone rubber is made over the object. Cold-cure acrylic, colored with dry pigment, is incorporated in the mold to produce a replica of the original artifact, in both color and texture.

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Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1970

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