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Possum skin cloak: Wadi Wadi

Possum skin cloak: Wadi Wadi

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Possum skin cloak: Wadi Wadi,
Michael Carver / Regional Arts Victoria photographer,
Koorie Heritage Trust, 2006

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Michael Carver: [email protected]

Phoebe Nicholson wore the Wadi Wadi cloak at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

These images show the making of the cloak and details of some of the panels.

North-western Victoria. Murray River tribe.

Click here to watch Interview: Wadi Wadi Elder Phoebe Nicholson.

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Phoebe Nicholson's sister Esther Kirby working on the Baraparapa cloak.

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