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Plastic Surgery
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The top of the water slides in the QEII swimming pool, exposed by its demolition. The slides themselves have been broken off, leaving only the entry points. The photographer comments, "After assessment of the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand they decided to demolish the QEII stadium and it's swimming pool".
Life Before Plastic: Packaging
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Last time on the blog we introduced our Life Before Plastic blog series, and today we’re continuing the series by discussing packaging. A lot of what we find in the archaeological record are containers, which are a form of packaging. … Continue reading →
Life Before Plastic: Packaging
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Last time on the blog we introduced our Life Before Plastic blog series, and today we’re continuing the series by discussing packaging. A lot of what we find in the archaeological record are containers, which are a form of packaging. … Continue reading →
Tribute: Artificial flower
Images, Canterbury Museum
White fabric artificial rose flowerhead with a ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals, plastic sepals and a short plastic covered wire stem.
Tribute: Artificial flower
Images, Canterbury Museum
White fabric artificial rose flower head, with short plastic coated wire stem. Has ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals. Wire stem extends inside flowerhead. Plastic sepals
Life Before Plastic: An Introduction
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
‘Rubbish’ is the most common thing we find on our 19th century archaeological sites. I have ‘rubbish’ in quotation marks because to us what we find isn’t rubbish, it’s the material evidence of what life was like in the early … Continue reading →
Life Before Plastic: Kmart Culture
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Last time on the blog we talked about packaging and how our Victorian ancestors made do without plastic trays to wrap their cans of coke in (and all the rest of it). This week we’re going to take a closer … Continue reading →
Life Before Plastic: Final Thoughts
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
All good things must come to an end, and so this post marks the final blog in our Life Before Plastic series (here’s part one, two and three if you’ve missed any). Speaking of endings, today we’re going to be … Continue reading →
Life Before Plastic: Kmart Culture
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Last time on the blog we talked about packaging and how our Victorian ancestors made do without plastic trays to wrap their cans of coke in (and all the rest of it). This week we’re going to take a closer … Continue reading →
Life Before Plastic: An Introduction
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
‘Rubbish’ is the most common thing we find on our 19th century archaeological sites. I have ‘rubbish’ in quotation marks because to us what we find isn’t rubbish, it’s the material evidence of what life was like in the early … Continue reading →
Tribute: Artificial flower
Images, Canterbury Museum
White fabric artificial flower with plastic sepals and short plastic coated wire stem.
Diabetes Centre Photograph 032
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been wrapped in plastic.
Diabetes Centre Photograph 031
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been wrapped in plastic.
Diabetes Centre Photograph 030
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been wrapped in plastic.
The Superloo Portaloo
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A digitally manipulated image of a portaloo. The photographer comments, "It seems that it was a bit of a lottery if your portaloo was ever cleaned and emptied after the Christchurch earthquakes".
Toy: Sing and Learn
Images, Canterbury Museum
Plastic and fabric sing and learn toy. The plastic and fabric doll is dressed in a yellow and orange suit with hood and ears and features a sound module set inside its tummy, a squeaker in its left arm and rustled plastic in its right arm.
Diabetes Centre Photograph 125
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been sectioned off using plastic sheeting.
Diabetes Centre Photograph 126
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been sectioned off using plastic sheeting.
Diabetes Centre Photograph 029
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of plastic sheeting blocking off a room in the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue.
Tribute: Artificial flower
Images, Canterbury Museum
White fabric artificial rose flower head, without stem. Has ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals. Plastic sepals.
Tribute: Artificial flower
Images, Canterbury Museum
White fabric artificial rose flower head, without stem.Has a ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals. Plastic sepals.
Diabetes Centre Photograph 120
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a corridor in the Diabetes Centre. Plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet while the corridor is repaired.
Kim Wright WEMO Photograph 006
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of plastic sheeting draped over one of the side walls of Café Valentinos on Colombo Street.
Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 046
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of Speedy Signs and Peaches and Cream on Tuam Street, cordoned off with plastic fencing and police tape.
Tribute: Artificial rose
Images, Canterbury Museum
Red and green dyed feathers , plastic and wire. The Rose and foliage are formed from dyed feathers bound to the wire stem and trimmed into shape. Coated with clear plastic wrapping.
Food: Kuppy Ramune
Images, Canterbury Museum
Plastic wrapped package containing Japanese [?] sweets.
Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 120
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of plastic bags around a chimney of a house in Christchurch. The top of the chimney has broken during the earthquake and made a hole in the roof.
Tribute: Floral
Images, Canterbury Museum
Two pink and two purple artificial fabric roses with plastic stems and fabric leaves tied together with pink metallic string. The pink flowers have additional plastic leaves with white bead like additions.
Tribute: Floral
Images, Canterbury Museum
A pink and two purple artificial fabric roses with plastic stems and fabric leaves tied together with pink metallic string. The purple flowers has additional plastic leaves with white bead like additions.
Tribute: Floral
Images, Canterbury Museum
A pink and a purple artificial fabric flowers with plastic stems and fabric leaves tied together with pink metallic string. The purple flower has additional plastic leaves with white bead like additions.