Showing 4 items matching "possum skin rug"
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Brighton Historical SocietyRug, Possum skin rug, early twentieth century
... Possum skin rug...Possum skin rug made from 15 rectangular cut pelts mounted... rug fur 1920s Possum skin rug made from 15 rectangular cut ...For the First Peoples of south-eastern Australia, making possum skin cloaks has long been a culturally important practice. But during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, possums and other native animals were also heavily hunted by white colonists who coveted their warm and fashionable furs. This rug, made from fifteen possum pelts, was used in a Brighton home during cold winter months in the 1920s.Possum skin rug made from 15 rectangular cut pelts mounted onto a brown wool felt with cut scalloped edges. possum skin, rug, fur, 1920s -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Wrapped in a Possum Skin Cloak
... possum skin rug... aboriginal aborigine possum skin cloak possum skin rug debra couzens ...Soft covered book with the image of sewn possum skin pelts on the cover. The book outlines the Toolyn Koortakay collection (National Museum of Australia) comprising of artwork, possum skin dance ornaments, tools, and two cloaks: a reproduction of the Maiden's Punt Yorta Yorta possum skin cloak collected in 1853 and a reproduction of the Lake Condah Gunditjmara possum skin cloak. aboriginal, aborigine, possum skin cloak, possum skin rug, debra couzens, vicki couzens, lee darroch, trehna hamm, amanda reynolds -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Document - Printed Sheets, Batey, Isaac, The Aboriginals - transcript of the handwritten memoirs of Isaac Batey
... Aboriginals - Woiworong - hunting; Possum skin rug making... - hunting; Possum skin rug making; baskets; cooking ovens; death ...This memoir contains observations of the Aboriginal people in the Sunbury area mainly. From 1844 onwards this young boy has recounted memories of his life, this section deals with Aboriginals. Although the language and observations may offend some people they are also a reflection of the attitudes of his times, and give an indication of the settlers' reactions to the inhabitants of a new land. Recorded in 1909.17 P.;This memoir contains observations of the Aboriginal people in the Sunbury area mainly. From 1844 onwards this young boy has recounted memories of his life, this section deals with Aboriginals. Although the language and observations may offend some people they are also a reflection of the attitudes of his times, and give an indication of the settlers' reactions to the inhabitants of a new land. Recorded in 1909.batey, isaac b. 1838., sunbury - red stone hill - ?boriginals, history., aboriginals - woiworong - hunting; possum skin rug making; baskets; cooking ovens; death-customs; myrnong. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesAudio CD, Wemba Wemba and Wergaia language elicitation, 1962
... Wemba. She talks about making kangaroo and possum skin rugs... skins possum skin rugs CD, recording notes Recorded in Echuca ...Recorded in Echuca. Nancy Egan speaks and sings in Wemba Wemba. She talks about making kangaroo and possum skin rugs. Wergaia vocabulary with Walter Kennedy and Billy Marks.CD, recording noteswemba wemba, wergaia, wotjobaluk, wamba wamba, echuca, nancy egan, walter kennedy, billy marks, kangaroo skins, possum skin rugs
