Kangaroo or Wallaby Rug

Owner:
South Australian Museum
Location:
SA
Maker:
Unknown
Pattern:
Animal Skins
Pattern:
Pieced

History

The rug was made at Nepabunna South Australia around 1939. It was donated to the South Australian Museum by Charles P Mountford in 1939. It is now part of the South Australian Museum's Australian Aboriginal Ethnographic Collection.

Description

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

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