Possum Skin Rug

Miner james arnot bought a possum rug in melbourne made of 72 skins sewn together with sinews also for 5 pounds sterling.

Possum skin rug. Tanned to the highest specifications. 34 barrys point road takapuna auckland new zealand 0622 64 09 486 2679 info thesheepskinfactory co nz. It might hold food collected and brought back to the camp for distribution. You will not be disappointed with your purchase order your possum skin today.

Possum skin rug fur 1920s historical information for the first peoples of south eastern australia making possum skin cloaks has long been a culturally important practice. Possum skin cloaks were a form of clothing worn by aboriginal people in the south east of australia present day victoria and new south wales. The cloaks were made from numerous possum pelts sewn together with kangaroo sinew and often decorated with significant incisions on the inside such as clan insignias they were rubbed with ochre and fat to both decorate and protect them. They are also very popular to wear as a scarf around your neck.

Genuine new zealand possum skin. Phone us today for fur bed throw options ph 64 9 522 1050. Real nz possum fur bed throws blankets comforters for your double queen king super king or california king bed. But during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries possums and other native animals were also heavily hunted by white colonists who coveted their warm and.

We will make you a beautiful new zealand possum fur bed blanket. Facts about the new. There are also the noble wilde possum merino rugs possumdown merino rug mooneys luxury possum fur cushion and the fantastic kingsize 60 skin possum skin throw quilt. It might fasten a baby to their mother.

Possum skin rugs were an example of this. Jf hughes a castlemaine pioneer described how possum skin and kangaroo skin rugs were sold to settlers and lucky gold diggers at five pounds a piece. See http www animalskintanningservices co nz for how to do animal skin curing or tanning for deer skins cow hides rabbit skins possum skins sheep skin. A rug might function as a cloak.

Made in new zealand our possum rugs make wonderful gifts for friends clients and even yourself. Possum fur throws rugs feature 16 20 24 28 32 and 40 skin possum throws each size suitable for different purposes.