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Weekly Review No. 280 - Patterns in Flax

1947 10m Short film
  • Arts/Culture
  • Māori
  • Documentary
  • NZ History

This Weekly Review pays respect to the traditional Māori art of raranga (or weaving), and looks at the industrialisation of New Zealand flax (harakeke) processing. The episode features a factory in Foxton where Māori designs are incorporated into modern floor coverings. Patterns in Flax features some great footage of the harvesting and drying of flax plants, and shots of immense (now obsolete) flax farms.