3D-printed replicas: Savior or scorn for rare artifacts?

The Smithsonian is using 3D printing and scanning technology to preserve and repatriate Hoonah Indian Association items.
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But because they’re culturally sensitive objects, being able to make infinite copies isn’t necessarily a good thing. At last week’s “Sharing Our Knowledge” clan conference in Juneau, tribal members were adapting to the new technology.
A group of people crowd around a small table in the back of the conference room at Centennial