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Maker(s):Clarke, Maree; Clarke, Kerri; Mahoney, Mitch; Mahoney, Molly
Culture:Mutti Mutti/Wamba Wamba/Yorta Yorta/Boonwurrung (1961- ); Boonwurrung/Wemba Wemba (1974- ); Boonwurrung/Wemba Wemba/Barkindji (1997- ); Boonwurrung/Wemba Wemba/Barkindji (2001- )
Title:Seven Sisters Possum-Skin Cloak
Date Made:2022
Type:Wall Hanging
Materials:40 possum skins, yellow and red ochre collected from Boon Wurrung land, wattle sap collected from Wonnarua country, wax thread, leather, beads, shells, and acrylic ink
Place Made:North America; United States; Massachusetts; South Hadley
Measurements:Sight: 72 x 96 in; 182.9 x 243.8 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2023.4
Credit Line:Purchase with the Belle and Hy Baier Art Acquisition Fund and the Anne and Fredric Garonzik Acquisition Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Tags:
indigenous people; animals; skin; stories; maps; geography

Subjects:
Animals; Indigenous peoples; Leather

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