Peke atu ki ngā rauemi
Description

One of 9 photographs of flax (phormium tenax) and other plants taken by Uncle of Mrs M Illes. Man on left of flax bush is holding seed head.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

Tautuhi

Ngā rauemi e whai pānga ana

Flax plant with three seed heads
Fan of flax
Man with mature flax seed head
2 fans of flax
Flax plant with a fan cut out
Man holding a flax plant
Flax bush with newly formed seed head
Man holding flax seed head
Flax fibre hessian offcut.

Pūnaha whakarōpū

Ngā tūtohu
flax industry,
flax plant,
Tūtohu Hapori

Tuku kōrero mai mō te whakararu

Ngā rauemi e whai pānga ana

Flax plant with three seed heads
Fan of flax
Man with mature flax seed head
2 fans of flax
Flax plant with a fan cut out
Man holding a flax plant
Flax bush with newly formed seed head
Man holding flax seed head
Flax fibre hessian offcut.