Background photo, detail of a patterned bag, with artist release
Flax weaving closeup with weaver’s hands - papakirango pattern (with artist property release)
Brown-orange and natural flax strands laid out while in the process of making a bag
Closeup with hands binding a knot
Flax weaving product to keep children safe in bed
Traditional weaving plant fibre in New Zealand, also known as golden sand sedge, pikao or ficinia
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
Harakeke cloak made with dyed muka flax fibres
Maori shoulder cloak, harakeke cape made with white flax fibre
New Zealand flax weaving, harakeke cloak made of white fibre
New Zealand flax weaving, harakeke cape made of white fibre
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
A typical woven hat (with property release from the maker All Flax NZ)
Shoulder cloak made of white muka fibre and pokinikini