| Owner | Colleen and Bruce Wright |
| Location | NSW |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Origin | new-south-wales |
| Pattern | Animal Skins Pieced |
| Date | 1940-1949 |
| Dimensions (H x W in cm) | 155 x 130 |
History
Made in Tumbarumba NSW in the late 1940s for Dick Wenke, a skin buyer there. [Now] owned by Colleen and Bruce Wright. Dick Wenke had it made from specially selected skins.Description
Skin rug made from 50-60 rabbit skins in various colours, pieced in a diamond pattern. Dark diamond in centre, a diamond of dark honey colour, then a band of dark, another of dark honey, a band of grey, a band of honey, with corner triangles of grey. Rug is backed with blue felt and has a scalloped edge of blue felt. Hand sewn. Skins tanned with wattle bark tanning solution.1550 x 1300mm
