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The final stage in the preparation of the flax fibre is Scutching; a process in which the dried flax fibre is polished between two wooden surfaces. 

As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom and the Flax Stripper Museum in Foxton.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
IMCA Digital Archive
Date
October 30, 2018
Digitisation ID
2018BD_2018-46_025377
Format
Born Digital
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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flax,
flax industry,
flaxmill,
foxton,
museum,
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Related items

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