grass skirt, approx. 1905

Historical information

Worn by Mrs Jack Mundy while in New Hebrides. The Mundy family were farmers / settlers in the Snowy River area since c. 1880s. The original Mundy family moved to a land "selection" at Bete Bolong in the early 1880's from Buchan.

Significance

Mundy family

Physical description

Handmade grass skirt made of native plant fibres and held together with knotting along the top. Natural colour.

Inscriptions & markings

none

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