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There is no end to the combination of flowers for "ei katu" (head eis)	Painted, tie-dyed or blow died (foto) sheets have taken the place of tivaevaes in home decoration See Tivaevaes on next page

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Women engage in textile work. Here two women arrive at the Catholic church grounds where the Catholic women’s group has displayed their painted sheets	The church, though prominent in people’s lives, is in the background today

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This motif is an orchid, painted with much artistic license	Women wear their hats and bands of real or artificial flowers to the show

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