The stripped flax fibre is washed to get rid of any remaining leaf matter. This woman is one of many Māori who worked in the flax industry.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Northwood Collection (PA-Group-00027)
Reference:
1/1-010560; G
Photograph by Arthur James Northwood
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