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Revision as of 20:44, 20 February 2010

Archaeological Kitsch

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Archaeological items of iconic status become the subject of modern copies and re-use of the imagery. New Zealand items are not immune.

Rock drawings seem 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
Enamelled dishes, central one labelled by CERAWARE.
Rock art used on a commemorative stamp
Rock art used on a definitive stamp
Rock art used on fabric. This was produced by blockprinting by poet Rex Fairburn. He obtained the artwork for this from Theo Schoon. Wikipedia has an article on Schoon. Another print can be seen here Fairburn and Schoon have Dictionary of New Zealand Biography entries.
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Curtis3.jpg
The sign
Walls
Yet more walls