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Kōrero: Exhibitions and world’s fairs

Spinning in the women's court, New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1925–26

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Spinning in the women's court, New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, 1925–26

The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition in Dunedin in 1925–26 was notable for having a women's court in which the arts and crafts of the British Empire's women were on display. Here, a local woman shows her technique at the spinning wheel, while lacework can be seen in the background.

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Hocken Collections, University of Otago

Reference: S14-290e

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Jock Phillips, Exhibitions and world’s fairs – New Zealand exhibitions, 1900 onwards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/45446/spinning-in-the-womens-court-new-zealand-and-south-seas-exhibition-1925-26 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 30 May 2014.