Owner South Australian Museum
Location SA
Maker Narangga Woman Louisa
Origin south-australia
Pattern Animal Skins Pieced
Date 1850-1899
Dimensions (H x W in cm)

History

The rug was made by Louisa (Narangga woman), Marion Bay on the Yorke Peninsula South Australia c. 1900. It was donated to the South Australian Musuem by JH Johnson in the early 1900s.

Description

Wallaby skin rug of small rectangles stitched together with sinew. The back of the rug has been scored in diamond patterns.

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