The specific expertise developed by the conservation staff working with the Ozette materials contributed to the broader field’s understanding of how to treat waterlogged organic materials.

The documentation of the collection, through detailed records of each object’s physical characteristics, provenience, and condition, has supported ongoing research by archaeologists, art historians, linguists working on Makah traditional knowledge, and others who have engaged with the collection for various research purposes.

The Makah Cultural and Research Center has maintained the collection as a research resource and has facilitated appropriate access for researchers working with tribal collaboration.

The interpretation of the collection has continued to develop as new analytical methods have been applied to objects in the collection.