Reclaiming tradition and re- affirming cultural identity
Gubbi Gubbi possum skin cloak making Contemporary possum skin cloak making . On 25–27 September at the Kenilworth Hall and Showgrounds, Kenilworth the Wiruungga Organisation funded this fabulous workshop, held in conjunction with Carol McGregor and Glennys Briggs indigenous artists and the State Library of Queensland.. The workshop was a community workshop to revive possum skin traditions Possum-skin cloak - Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core Possum-skin cloaks were a form of clothing worn by Aboriginal people in the south-east of Australia – present-day Victoria and New South Wales.. The cloaks were made from numerous possum pelts sewn together with kangaroo sinew, and often decorated with significant incisions on the inside such as clan insignias.They were rubbed with ochre and fat to both decorate and protect them. Possum Skin Cloak workshop | wiruungga.org.au Possum Skin Cloak a traditional indigenous art form The Wiruungga Organisation will be holding a (closed) workshop for elders. This cloak is already being designed in the traditional way, with a story that Wiruungga feels is important to pass on. The cloak will be on view at the State Library of Queensland over 2016-2017 then […] Elders revealed Possum Skin Cloak at intimate community Oct 11, 2019
Detail possum skin cloak. Posted May 05, 2020 09:30:20 Yorta Yorta and Bundjalung man John Patten, was an Aboriginal Elder and community leader.
The impact of the revival of possum skin cloaks as a community cultural practice has been significant and profound. The healing experience of a possum skin cloak is immediate, powerful and lasting. However the cloaks are encountered their effect reaches to … Possum skin cloak made by Lee Darroch and Vicki Couzens
The Possum Skin Cloak – Being Warmed by Culture Muriel Bamblett Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia For me, wearing a possum skin cloak is as foreign an idea as it is to non-indigenous Australians. But I know, from stories told by Elders and old photos, that possum skin cloaks are
Possum-skin cloaks were a form of clothing worn by Aboriginal people in the south-east of Australia – present-day Victoria and New South Wales.. The cloaks were made from numerous possum pelts sewn together with kangaroo sinew, and often decorated with significant incisions on the inside such as clan insignias.They were rubbed with ochre and fat to both decorate and protect them. Possum Skin Cloak workshop | wiruungga.org.au Possum Skin Cloak a traditional indigenous art form The Wiruungga Organisation will be holding a (closed) workshop for elders. This cloak is already being designed in the traditional way, with a story that Wiruungga feels is important to pass on. The cloak will be on view at the State Library of Queensland over 2016-2017 then […] Elders revealed Possum Skin Cloak at intimate community Oct 11, 2019 Possum-skin cloak — Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2