Bird skin

I am looking for information (personal experience or bibliography)
about methods for the repair of severely insect-damaged feathered
bird skins. Due to the insect attack, on the object that I am
working on, almost the entire skin is lost. It is important to find
a treatment to prevent further loss of feathers. Could anyone give
me some ideas or suggestions?


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                  Conservation DistList Instance 22:58
                  Distributed: Sunday, April 12, 2009
                       Message Id: cdl-22-58-023
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