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Two "flaxies"making a stack of bleached fibre.
These stacks were cone shaped to shed rain more easily and stood 12ft to 16ft high.
The tails of the hanks faced outwards, and the stack could be left intact for several months with only the outer hanks becoming discoloured.
Photo: Palmerston North Public Library - used in Bob Ayson's book Miranui.
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