KAJIAN EFEKTIVITAS TEKNIK DAN BAHAN KONSERVASI PADA LONTAR DI BALI

Abstract

Palm leaf manuscript is cultural heritage which can easily deteriorate. Various ways of conservation have been carried out in museums and people in Bali, such as by spreading the palm leaf manuscripts with clove oil, citronella oil, candle nut oil, sesame oil, mixture of glycerin and ethanol, and mixture of aceton and citronella oil. This research applied experimental method, compares the effectiveness of variety substance to conserve palm leaf manuscript against deterioration factors, such as high temperature, high humidity, fluctuation temperature, insect attack, and light radiation. The experiment tried out 44 varieties of substance. Specifically this research has found that to prevent several deterioration factor together, i.e. high temperature, fungi, high fluctuation temperature, and insect attack. The effective substances are: (1) Clove oil (2) Mixture of glycerin and ethanol (3) Mixture of clove oil, glycerin, and ethanol The composition to mixture two or more conservation substance is 1:1 (equivalent). That conservation substance is effective to protect palm leaf for a month. After a month the conservation has to be repeated. The use of candle nut oil which commonly used among people in Bali is not recommended as conservation substance, because this oil contributes to the increase of fungi on the palm leaf and can change color on the palm leaf