Pattern: Animal Skins

Skin Rug

Tumbarumba NSW Australia

Skin rug, probably rabbit. Centre backs of 72 fine winter skins used, 6 skins across and 9 in length...

Possum Skin Rug

Perth WA Australia

Possum skin rug constructed from 24 rectangular pieces hand stitched to a dark brown felt backing an...

The Kangaroo rug

Glen Iris VIC Australia

Kangaroo skin rug made from 22 pieces of kangaroo pelt, 4 pieces across each end of the rug and 2 larger pieces making u...

Rabbit Skin Rug

Dubbo NSW Australia

Rabbit skins sewn on to dark blue felt. Skins have been arranged to give a patterned effect. Centre ...

Kangaroo Skin Cloak

Perth WA Australia

Kangaroo skin cloak of seven gores made from the skins of seven grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus...

Fox Skin Rug

VIC

The foxes were shot at Cobungra by Jack Gould (Doris’s husband), or Bill Toland or Tom Leyshon. They whistled up t...

Poppy’s Rug

QLD

Kangaroos were shot in winter between shearing commitments. Stan made only two kangaroo rugs; he enjoyed making leather ...

Kangaroo or Wallaby Rug

SA

Skin rug of kangaroo or wallaby skins. Rectangular pieces stitched together....

Fox Skin Rug

NSW

Skin rug made from approximately 50 fox skins. These are hand sewn together in strips approximately...

Rabbit Skin Rug

NSW

Bill Broadhurst was a mountain stockman and used the rug in the mountain leases.

Wallaby Skin Rug

SA

Wallaby skin rug of small rectangles stitched together with sinew. The back of the rug has been sco...

The Kangaroo Rug

Glen Iris VIC Australia

Known as The Kangaroo Rug or grampy’s Rug. Probably made at Bundalong on the Murray River, Yarrawonga, by George D...

Rabbit Skin Rug

NSW

Dick Wenke had it made from specially selected skins.

Feral Cat Skin Rug

TAS

It is thought Fingal Valley wattles would have been used in the tanning process.

Kangaroo Skin Rug

NSW

“I believe my father Henry Edward Jeffries used this rug before his marriage in 1924 and by the crude stitching I ...

Lamb Skin Rug

QLD

Bud Ford recounted “We had some killers from Olive Campion of ‘Oxford Downs’ Columboola. They were suc...

Possum Skin Cloak

VIC

“Only five possum skin cloaks made in south-eastern Australia before 1900 have survived. Two are in Museum Victori...

Kangaroo Skin Rug

NSW

Keith Hodder was a well known Adelaide furrier who, along with many others, closed the business sometime in the seventie...

Kangaroo Skin Rug

SA

The skins came from ‘Hogback’ Station via Burra (SA), owned by the 3 Thomas brothers, including Alan, the ma...

Wallaby Skin Rug

TAS

Wallaby skin rug backed with checked cotton material.
1220 x 610mm...

Leather Buggy Rug

TAS

Leather buggy rug constructed from hundreds of squares each 60mm. There is a pink band of the same ...

Possum Skin Rug

NSW

” It was made by Catherine Roberts for her marriage to William Oliver at Braidwood on 13 July 1887. They moved to ...

Fox Skin Rug

QLD

Jacksons had been furriers for 48 years in 1945 and this was the first fox skin rug to include brushes..

Wallaby Skin Rug

QLD

Mr. Kynock’s son who snared the whip tail wallabies was paid 2/6 each for them. After they were wattle bark tanned...