Possum-skin cloaks, language
Vicki Couzens
South-west Victoria
Biography
Senior Gunditjmara knowledge holder reviving possum-skin cloak making.
Dr Vicki Couzens is a Keerray Woorroong / Gunditjmara Elder and one of a small circle of women who led the revival of the possum-skin cloak (koorama) tradition across south-eastern Australia. She works between language revitalisation, ceremony and contemporary installation.
Themes in the work
Possum-skin cloak revivalKeerray Woorroong languageWomen's ceremony
Recognition
- Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship
- Order of Australia (AM) — cultural revitalisation
Gallery
Selected works
On the trail
Poles by Vicki
Artist store
Prints, cards & originals
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