NSF Org:	BCS Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Recipient:	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE
Initial Amendment Date:	August 1, 1997
Latest Amendment Date:	January 14, 2000
Award Number:	9707621
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	John Yellen jyellen@nsf.gov  (703)292-8759 BCS  Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences SBE  Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Start Date:	August 15, 1997
End Date:	January 31, 2001 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$155,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$155,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1997 = $155,000.00
History of Investigator:	Patrick Kirch (Principal Investigator) kirch@hawaii.edu Rosemary Joyce (Former Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of California-Berkeley 1608 4TH ST STE 201 BERKELEY CA  US  94710-1749 (510)643-3891
Sponsor Congressional District:	12
Primary Place of Performance:	University of California-Berkeley 1608 4TH ST STE 201 BERKELEY CA  US  94710-1749
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	GS3YEVSS12N6
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	SYSTEMATIC ANTHROPOLOGICAL COL
Primary Program Source:	app-0197
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	139500
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.075

ABSTRACT

With National Science Foundation support, the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley will purchase a compactor shelving system with 147 cabinets, each supplied with internal shelving and hinged doors. These will be used to store the museum's collection of Native American baskets. The largest portion consists of 9,014 specimens from California. An additional 2,235 derive from other areas in North America. The first entry in the collection's catalogue dates to 1901 and the museum has worked consistently to the present time to collect materials which document the variability and change over time of this artifact class. The materials are accompanied by excellent documentation which in some cases this includes not only finished product, but also the raw materials from which it was made along with information on details of the manufacturing process. The collection has been widely used for research purposes and each year many scholars request access to this material. Because of limited space these baskets have been improperly stored. Items are stacked one inside the other, a practice which can lead to deformation in shape. This also means that to retrieve a single specimen, many must be moved and the result is an unacceptable degree of wear and tear. The University has made additional space available which, if properly used, will alleviate the overcrowding problem. Compactors provide an excellent and widely employed means to store large amounts of material in a relatively small space and this grant will permit the baskets to be stored without stacking. This will result in enhanced preservation of the materials and improve access to anthropologists who wish to study them.

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