At the Melbourne Museum I found a wonderful display of Baskets for all sorts of purposes made by australian Indigenous peoples. So innovative using the materials at hand. Also intrigued with a quilt made from Kangaroo...
The leather side had patterns tooled into it, and the pieces stitched to give a patchwork effect. apparently as a child grows older, more squares are added.. no hand me downs required!
The leather side had patterns tooled into it, and the pieces stitched to give a patchwork effect. apparently as a child grows older, more squares are added.. no hand me downs required!
 The leather side of the kangaroo skin |  |
A closeup view of the outer "skin" of the Melbourne museum, "stitched" similarly to the skin I had seen in the Museum. The charming exhibition building is in the distance.
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