Stanley Couzens, a Gunditjmara man and long-time Geelong resident, painted the story 'Ceremonial Hunting Grounds, in the You Yangs' upon commission from the Geelong Wool Combing Company. It depicts hunting in the You Yangs, today referred to as its original Wadawurrung name Wurdi Youang, the distinctive granite peaks that overlook the region. In 1993, Couzens’ painting was translated into a pattern by textile designer Jenny McMahon. It was then turned into a jumper using wool sourced entirely from the region. It was fully processed, from fleece to fabric, in Geelong. The jumper was given to attendees at the opening of the Geelong Wool Combing company on 10 December 1993. Among the many guests, was the Prime Minister Paul Keating.Woollen jumper featuring red, mustard, green and cream colours depicting landscape and fauna motifs, with black cuffs and collar. Size XL, label stitched to inside collar with paper swing-tag attached.jumper, wool, geelong, 1993, geelong wool combing ltd, stanley couzens, woolmark, you yangs, corio bay, wathourong, snake, fish, wurdi youang, jenny mcmahon

Stanley Couzens, a Gunditjmara man and long-time Geelong resident, painted the story 'Ceremonial Hunting Grounds, in the You Yangs' upon commission from the Geelong Wool Combing Company. It depicts hunting in the You Yangs, today referred to as its original Wadawurrung name Wurdi Youang, the distinctive granite peaks that overlook the region. In 1993, Couzens’ painting was translated into a pattern by textile designer Jenny McMahon. It was then turned into a jumper using wool sourced entirely from the region. It was fully processed, from fleece to fabric, in Geelong. The jumper was given to attendees at the opening of the Geelong Wool Combing company on 10 December 1993. Among the many guests, was the Prime Minister Paul Keating.Woollen jumper featuring red, mustard, green and cream colours depicting landscape and fauna motifs, with black cuffs and collar. Size XL, label stitched to inside collar.jumper, wool, geelong, 1993, geelong wool combing ltd, stanley couzens, woolmark, you yangs, corio bay, wathourong, snake, fish, wurdi youang, jenny mcmahon