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Patterns in flax

New Zealand, 1947
film

The 6 foot leaves of New Zealand’s native flax were invaluable mats and baskets from the almost unbreakable flax strips and made cloth and rope from the..

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[Maori days]

New Zealand, 1950
Similarity: 76%

Woollen piece

New Zealand, 1978
Similarity: 72%

Gathering threads = Tui Tuia

New Zealand, 1993
Similarity: 71%

Spinning flax

United Kingdom, 1949
Similarity: 70%

Flax

United Kingdom, 1944
Similarity: 69%

Warp and weft

Canada, 1952
Similarity: 68%

Maori arts and culture. No. 1. Carving and decoration

New Zealand, 1962
Similarity: 68%

Pictorial Parade No. 25. No random harvest

New Zealand, 1954
Similarity: 68%

Cloth: fiber to fabric

United States, 1968
Similarity: 68%

Maori moods and melodies

New Zealand, 1960
Similarity: 67%

Treasures from the land: the crafts of New Zealand

New Zealand, 1986
Similarity: 67%

Yarn and cloth construction

United States, 1948
Similarity: 67%

The New Zealanders

New Zealand, 1960
Similarity: 67%

Parallel lines

Aotearoa / New Zealand, 1981
Similarity: 67%

Let's look at New Zealand

Australia, 1964
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Magic fibre

Australia, 1980
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Maoriland movielogues. No. 12

New Zealand, 1940
Similarity: 66%

Aboriginal fibre crafts of Aurukun

Australia, 1980
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