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Kilns at Centrepoint. For a large capital outlay craft provided only a small proportion of the
income of the community. Multi-chambered kilns like these were constructed to use fuel more
efficiently and to produce a large quantity of pottery. Photo: L. D. Oakes.

Selling Craft and the Counter-Culture

At times the association between craft and alternative lifestyles could be seen in
spectacular fashion. In America, music festivals called ‘happenings’, such as the

one held at Woodstock in New York State in 1969, were copied in New Zealand at
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events such as the series of ‘Nambassa’ happenings that began in 1979. The craft
stalls where ‘hippies’ could sell their work were a feature of these festivals and most

since.

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