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[[Image:Adze.jpg |framed|left|Someone's idea of a nephrite adze - for sale as a replica on TradeMe]] | [[Image:Adze.jpg |framed|left|Someone's idea of a nephrite adze - for sale as a replica on TradeMe]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:19, 17 January 2010
Archaeological Kitsch
Archaeological items of iconic status become the subject of modern copies and re-use of the imagery. New Zealand items are not immune.
Rock art seems to have been particularly prone to this - borrowings appearing on fabrics, glassware and stamps.
A scarf with many images from rock art.
In the 1960s peanut butter was sold in packaging like these - which could be used as glases after they were emptied.
Someone's idea of a nephrite adze - for sale as a replica on TradeMe
Enameled dishes, central one labelled by CERAWARE.
Rock art used on a commemorative stamp
Rock art used on a definitive stamp
