White flax fibre strands are a great resource for flax weaving
Flax weaving closeup with weaver’s hands - papakirango pattern (with artist property release)
A splash of Maori culture in the kitchen - splashback photo for standard size 900 x 750 mm
Handmade traditional bags (with property release from the maker)
Flax weaving made in New Zealand, photo with artist release
View of the bottom inside a waikawa style wahakura
Brown-orange and natural flax strands laid out while in the process of making a bag
Closeup of the weaver’s hands making a kete - with property release from the artist
Closeup of white muka coming out of green flax leaves
Traditional costumes during a festival in 1994 - vintage low resolution black & white photo
Process of workers dying leather the traditional way - vintage black & white lower resolution stock photo, ideal for web use
People wearing traditional Tibetan dress during a procession in 1994 - vintage low resolution black & white photo
Sadhu procession - black & white vintage low resolution photo of the famous Hindu festival with 25 million pilgrims
NZ flax weaving: shredded green leaves with extracted white fibre and shredder tool
Closeup of the scored and prepared flax strands to make Maori piupiu skirts, with the muka fibre showing
Unfinished work in progress with blue and natural flax strands
Native NZ beach plant, also Golden sand sedge, pikao or Ficinia
Closeup of natural strands after processing - kiekie is a native NZ bush plant, Freycinetia banksii, related to pandanus