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Story: Flax and flax working

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand flax

  3. Māori use of flax

  4. The early flax trade

  5. The flax fibre industry: 1860s–1930s

  6. Industry changes: 1930s–2000s

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - New Zealand flax

Feeding on flax flowers

Feeding on flax flowers

New Zealand flax species

New Zealand flax species

Flaxland

Flaxland

A flax collector

A flax collector

New Zealand memorial, Canberra

New Zealand memorial, Canberra

From page 2 - Māori use of flax

Weaving muka

Weaving muka

Traditional weaving

Traditional weaving (1st of 3)

Flax kete

Flax kete (2nd of 3)

Piupiu

Piupiu (3rd of 3)

Flax cultivars

Flax cultivars

Flax and people

Flax and people

From page 3 - The early flax trade

A new plant

A new plant

Sample of flax cloth

Sample of flax cloth

Sites of flax stations, 1830–32

Sites of flax stations, 1830–32

From page 4 - The flax fibre industry: 1860s–1930s

Processing flax by machine

Processing flax by machine

Flax mill

Flax mill

Flax milling

Flax milling (1st of 6)

Stripping flax leaves

Stripping flax leaves (2nd of 6)

Washing flax fibre

Washing flax fibre (3rd of 6)

Drying fibre

Drying fibre (4th of 6)

Baling fibre

Baling fibre (5th of 6)

Loading for export

Loading for export (6th of 6)

Yellow leaf disease

Yellow leaf disease

Roadside Stories: Foxton and flax

Roadside Stories: Foxton and flax

From page 5 - Industry changes: 1930s–2000s

Making woolpacks

Making woolpacks

Flax face-cream

Flax face-cream

Flax fibre surfboard

Flax fibre surfboard

Flower arrangement

Flower arrangement

How to cite this page:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/flax-and-flax-working/media (accessed 8 February 2023)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 24 Sep 2007

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