Kitsch

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

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 Rex Fairburn. He obtained the material for this from Theo Schoon. Wikipedia has an article on Schoon