The Possum Skin Cloak has re-emerged as a significant icon and collective symbol of our Aboriginal cultures across south eastern Australia. The creation of Possum Skin Cloaks is part of a continuing story cycle, singing Country, keeping Country strong through the reclamation and restoration of cultural knowledge and practice.
A “Possum Skin Cloak” would be either created to commemorate a person’s birth and would then be added to with each new piece recording a person’s life journey. As such, no two cloaks would ever be similar, each was unique to represent that person and as such each person’s cloak would be valued and recognised by all. Kooramook yakeen: possum dreaming by Vicki Couzens 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 This possum skin cloak by Lee Darroch (Yorta Yorta, Mutti Mutti and Trawlwoolway) and Vicki Couzens (Keeray Wurrnong, Gunditjmara) reflects the long term possum skin cloak revitalisation project which is currently underway in South-Eastern Australia. It is of special significance to New South Wales as this cloak was the first to carry the Identity | Stories of Significance in our Region Child’s Possum Skin Cloak. T his possum skin cloak was created by Indigenous artist Treahna Hamm and was made for use by a young child. The cloak is designed to be added to as the child grows, representing their expanding knowledge of country. Possum skin cloaks were worn by Aboriginal peoples of the south-eastern states of Australia in pre
Oct 11, 2019
The Yorta Yorta Possum Skin Cloak Watch and Listen. Think and Write. Why is the river important to Yorta People? How is this cloak a map of country? How do the elders feel about this cloak? How are they connected to their culture? The Lake Condah Possum Skin Cloak Watch and Listen.
Jun 28, 2017
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 This possum skin cloak by Lee Darroch (Yorta Yorta, Mutti Mutti and Trawlwoolway) and Vicki Couzens (Keeray Wurrnong, Gunditjmara) reflects the long term possum skin cloak revitalisation project which is currently underway in South-Eastern Australia. It is of special significance to New South Wales as this cloak was the first to carry the Identity | Stories of Significance in our Region Child’s Possum Skin Cloak. T his possum skin cloak was created by Indigenous artist Treahna Hamm and was made for use by a young child. The cloak is designed to be added to as the child grows, representing their expanding knowledge of country. Possum skin cloaks were worn by Aboriginal peoples of the south-eastern states of Australia in pre Why this student covered her graduation gown with a possum A budbili, the Dharawal word for a possum-skin cloak, is designed for use across a person's life. Typically, a mother will start her child's budbili and sew the skins together, then as the child