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

The Smithsonian is using 3D printing and scanning technology to preserve and repatriate Hoonah Indian Association items.
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This Tlingit rattle was scanned and 3D printed with the same size beads inside. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/KTOO)
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