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− | [[Image:Gate.jpg|framed|left|An execrable souvenir of the 1940 Centennial Exhibition. A Birmingham made badge representing the Hinemoa and Tutanekai gateway at the Model Pa, Whakarewarewa. It doesn't include a kiwi! This sold for $113.99 on Trademe so its awfullness was certainly appreciated.[http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3064/object/1168 The gateway] itself is an example of bowdlerisation of Maori carving.]] | + | [[Image:Gate.jpg|framed|left|An execrable souvenir of the 1940 Centennial Exhibition. A Birmingham made badge representing the Hinemoa and Tutanekai gateway at the Model Pa, Whakarewarewa. It doesn't include a kiwi! This sold for $113.99 on Trademe so its awfullness was certainly appreciated. In 2020 another sold on Trademe for $146.00 [http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3064/object/1168 The gateway] itself is an example of bowdlerisation of Maori carving.]] |
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Archaeological Kitsch
Archaeological items of iconic status can become the subject of modern copies and re-use of the imagery. New Zealand items are not immune.
Maori Rock Art
Rock drawings seem to have been particularly prone to this - borrowings appearing on fabrics, glassware, ceramics, postage stamps and even matchboxes. O'Regan discusses this use in the context of cultural property[1]. Most of the glyphs used here were first recorded by Theo Schoon. He had a low opinion of New Zealanders' art appreciation at the time. He said: "Maybe someday, the bourgeoisie will have lampshades, with drawings derived from these rock drawings, or as a welcome break from the pokerwork kiwi"[2]. His expectations were met. |
Scarves | |||
Glasses | |||
Enamelled Dishes | |||
Stamps | |||
Fabric / Carpet | |||
Ceramics | |||
Matchboxes | |||
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Furniture | |||
Wall Decorations Enamelled | |||
Wall Decorations Copper | |||
Wall Decorations Wood | |||
Clothing | |||
Jewellery | |||
Maori Other
Colonial
Barry Curtis Park in South Auckland has volcanic rock walls, reconstructed from a nearby farm site. The unfortunate result is what happens when landscape architecture captures archaeological reconstruction.
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Not Quite Archaeological
References
- ↑ O'Regan, G. 2008 The shifting place of Ngai Tahu rock art. in Sue O'Connor, Geoffrey Clark, Foss Leach (Eds), Islands of inquiry : colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes. Terra Australis 29 Accessed at http://epress.anu.edu.au/terra_australis/ta29/pdf/ch26.pdf
- ↑ Skinner, D. 2018, Theo Schoon. Massey University Press:102.