Ancient Artways Studio is a full service conservation laboratory that specializes in the preservation of historic American Indian art.  Serving the private collector as well as museums and larger institutional collections, we offer the highest standard of conservation and restoration treatments, collections care consulting, condition assessments, pesticide surveys and analytical services. Studio founder Nancy Fonicello has been involved with American Indian art for over 30 years. She is widely known for her expertise on porcupine quillwork, beadwork, and other native traditional arts.  With a degree in chemistry and hands-on training in some of the most respected museums and conservation laboratories in the country, she offers a unique perspective on the preservation of ethnographic collections.

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