ASMR at the museum | Open up an intricate decorative cabinet | V&A

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Join Conservator Dana as she gently opens the drawers of a special 17th century Colombian cabinet made from a rare plant resin called mopa mopa. Using a process called Barniz de Pasto, the box has been uniquely decorated with animals and plants, wrapping around the entire surface.

00:00 What's special about this cabinet?
00:35 Previous history as a sewing box
01:02 How was it made? Mopa mopa buds picked, chewed, stretched
02:47 Opening the cabinet
03:50 Clues to Asian and European influence on decoration
05:03 Animal and plant decoration on the back, building up layers
06:15 Twisted worms
06:53 Comparing the colours before and after conservation

See the box undergoing conservation to reveal a surprise:    • Conservation: revealing a hidden skel...  

Read more about the box: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/box-of...

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