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Drying jute Women in Tangail, Bangladesh, sit outdoors peeling jute fiber from stems, with bundles of jute spread out in front of them and trees in the background. Three hemp drawstring bags and a roll of hemp rope rest on coarse brown sackcloth fabric. Tall green flax plants growing in a field in Normandy, with rows of harvested flax lying on the ground in the foreground. Beige linen textile with twisted fringe tassels along the edge, displayed against a matching fabric background.
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Drying jute
Jute fibers hanging on a line to dry after being soaked in water.
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Jute processing
Bangladeshi women removing jute fibers from the stem woods.
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Hemp fiber products
Hemp sackcloth, bags, and rope made from the fibers of Cannabis sativa.
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Flax
A flax field (Linum usitatissimum) in Normandy, France.
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Linen
Linen fabric, made from flax fibers.
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