53:
78:. While in the southeast, there was much sewing involved, there was less involved in the south-west where large skins were sewn together instead. The buka normally consists of the whole skin of two to three kangaroos sewn together, with the tail hanging at the bottom of the cloak. The skins were sewn together using kangaroo sinew or rushes.
81:
The cloak was worn over one shoulder and under the other. It was fastened at the neck using a small piece of bone or wood. Wearing the cloak in this way allowed for unrestricted movement of both arms, enabling daily activities to be carried out with ease. Cloaks were reversible: they were worn with
508:
624:
330:
82:
the fur on the inside when it was particularly cold, and could be turned the other way when it was raining. The cloaks were also used as rugs to sleep on at night.
913:
302:
596:
551:
1104:
566:
654:
644:
1000:
604:
335:
247:
498:
320:
108:
Portrait
Aboriginal woman Teenminnie, wife of Pelican, wearing a kangaroo skin cloak, Point McLeay... - Catalogue | National Library of Australia
1141:
901:
629:
1071:
468:
345:
1027:
52:
1136:
948:
736:
721:
340:
277:
639:
546:
282:
1146:
1099:
755:
264:
85:
Today many
Aboriginal people have new cloaks and rugs made from kangaroo skins. They are used in performances or worn for warmth.
1238:
1192:
1083:
1039:
659:
458:
325:
89:, Australia's first Indigenous cabinet minister, wore a traditional buka when delivering his first speech to parliament in 2010.
876:
393:
184:
1228:
1213:
350:
891:
571:
240:
1119:
938:
858:
619:
483:
1005:
838:
808:
403:
1175:
1109:
798:
688:
634:
438:
383:
957:
866:
518:
368:
312:
233:
1233:
1185:
1169:
1114:
586:
923:
896:
614:
531:
478:
428:
360:
674:
1151:
990:
881:
726:
664:
649:
536:
421:
408:
973:
609:
561:
416:
1218:
1129:
1124:
933:
828:
541:
1044:
963:
669:
158:
145:
A Descriptive
Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia
1078:
1015:
1010:
848:
793:
292:
1022:
711:
272:
256:
38:
1180:
1050:
985:
731:
581:
297:
287:
706:
8:
556:
463:
225:
1156:
1066:
995:
980:
803:
716:
679:
67:
211:
818:
788:
741:
576:
373:
71:
42:
188:
1223:
526:
488:
75:
906:
46:
1161:
1056:
928:
833:
1207:
871:
783:
448:
388:
106:
1061:
968:
918:
823:
698:
398:
122:
778:
453:
886:
773:
443:
433:
378:
1032:
763:
86:
503:
493:
34:
843:
813:
56:
Aboriginal woman in a kangaroo skin cloak carrying a child,
473:
255:
212:"Ken Wyatt: Australia's first indigenous cabinet minister"
142:
655:Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
185:"National Quilt Register: Aboriginal skin cloaks"
1205:
66:Unlike in the south-east, where peoples such as
1142:Northern Territory National Emergency Response
645:National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
630:Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association
241:
697:
737:South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council
722:Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
248:
234:
16:Cloak worn by Noongar peoples of Australia
209:
51:
459:National Indigenous Human Rights Awards
331:People from politics and public service
1206:
257:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
210:Gary Nunn, Frances Mao (28 May 2019).
147:. W. S. Orr & Company. p. 20.
229:
439:Literature of Indigenous Australians
74:, Noongar peoples generally use the
45:, and by the Indigenous peoples of
33:) is a cloak traditionally worn by
13:
620:Aborigines Progressive Association
187:. 12 February 2014. Archived from
14:
1250:
958:Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976
1239:Australian Aboriginal clothing
1170:Uluru Statement from the Heart
587:Torres Strait Island languages
203:
177:
151:
143:George Fletcher Moore (1842).
136:
115:
99:
1:
635:Australian Aborigines' League
615:Aborigines Advancement League
532:Australian Aboriginal English
92:
57:
1229:History of Oceanian clothing
1214:History of Western Australia
675:National Reconciliation Week
7:
727:NSW Aboriginal Land Council
665:Registered Aboriginal Party
650:National Indigenous Council
537:Macro-Gunwinyguan languages
123:"Food | Kaartdijin Noongar"
10:
1255:
1105:Constitutional recognition
974:Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars
610:Aboriginal Medical Service
1092:
947:
857:
754:
595:
517:
499:Traditional custodianship
359:
311:
263:
964:Australian Frontier Wars
670:Reconciliation Australia
159:"Aboriginal skin cloaks"
1016:Australian history wars
877:Contemporary visual art
293:Torres Strait Islanders
163:National Quilt Register
712:Kimberley Land Council
562:Pama–Nyungan languages
552:Loanwords into English
469:Religion and mythology
422:Torres Strait Islander
273:Aboriginal Australians
63:
41:peoples of south-west
1234:Australian inventions
1051:Native Title Act 1993
986:Cummeragunja walk-off
732:Northern Land Council
582:Torres Strait English
509:Torres Strait Islands
55:
707:Central Land Council
76:pelt of the kangaroo
464:Outstation movement
303:Western Australians
191:on 12 February 2014
1157:Stolen Generations
1147:Self-determination
1067:Stolen Generations
1001:Historical figures
981:Caledon Bay crisis
804:Fire-stick farming
717:Maralinga Tjarutja
336:Performing artists
72:possum-skin cloaks
64:
1201:
1200:
1084:Western Australia
819:Possum-skin cloak
750:
749:
742:Tiwi Land Council
577:Taboo on the dead
542:Australian Creole
283:Aboriginal groups
165:. 10 October 2017
43:Western Australia
1246:
1219:Robes and cloaks
695:
694:
527:Avoidance speech
489:Smoking ceremony
250:
243:
236:
227:
226:
220:
219:
207:
201:
200:
198:
196:
181:
175:
174:
172:
170:
155:
149:
148:
140:
134:
133:
131:
129:
119:
113:
112:
103:
62:
59:
1254:
1253:
1249:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1244:
1243:
1204:
1203:
1202:
1197:
1137:Media portrayal
1100:1967 Referendum
1088:
996:Gurindji Strike
991:Day of Mourning
943:
853:
746:
693:
591:
547:Language groups
513:
355:
307:
259:
254:
224:
223:
208:
204:
194:
192:
183:
182:
178:
168:
166:
157:
156:
152:
141:
137:
127:
125:
121:
120:
116:
105:
104:
100:
95:
60:
47:South Australia
17:
12:
11:
5:
1252:
1242:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1199:
1198:
1196:
1195:
1190:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1166:
1165:
1164:
1162:Half-Caste Act
1154:
1152:Reconciliation
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1133:
1132:
1130:Protected Area
1127:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1096:
1094:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1075:
1074:
1064:
1059:
1057:Pilbara strike
1054:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1036:
1035:
1025:
1020:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
977:
976:
971:
961:
953:
951:
945:
944:
942:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
910:
909:
904:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
863:
861:
855:
854:
852:
851:
846:
841:
836:
834:Spinifex resin
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
760:
758:
752:
751:
748:
747:
745:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
703:
701:
692:
691:
685:
684:
683:
682:
677:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
601:
599:
593:
592:
590:
589:
584:
579:
574:
572:Sign languages
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
523:
521:
515:
514:
512:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
425:
424:
419:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
365:
363:
357:
356:
354:
353:
348:
346:Visual artists
343:
338:
333:
328:
323:
317:
315:
309:
308:
306:
305:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
269:
267:
261:
260:
253:
252:
245:
238:
230:
222:
221:
202:
176:
150:
135:
114:
97:
96:
94:
91:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1251:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1194:
1193:Voting rights
1191:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1091:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1045:Native police
1043:
1041:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
975:
972:
970:
967:
966:
965:
962:
960:
959:
955:
954:
952:
950:
946:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
908:
905:
903:
900:
899:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
872:Bark painting
870:
868:
865:
864:
862:
860:
856:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
784:Bush medicine
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
761:
759:
757:
753:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
704:
702:
700:
699:Land councils
696:
690:
687:
686:
681:
678:
676:
673:
672:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
602:
600:
598:
597:Organisations
594:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
524:
522:
520:
516:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
449:Message stick
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
430:
427:
423:
420:
418:
415:
414:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
395:
392:
390:
389:Deadly Awards
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
366:
364:
362:
358:
352:
349:
347:
344:
342:
339:
337:
334:
332:
329:
327:
324:
322:
319:
318:
316:
314:
310:
304:
301:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
279:
276:
274:
271:
270:
268:
266:
262:
258:
251:
246:
244:
239:
237:
232:
231:
228:
217:
213:
206:
190:
186:
180:
164:
160:
154:
146:
139:
124:
118:
110:
109:
102:
98:
90:
88:
83:
79:
77:
73:
69:
54:
50:
48:
44:
40:
37:peoples, the
36:
32:
28:
24:
19:
1168:
1125:Native title
1079:Tent embassy
1062:Pintupi Nine
1049:
969:Bathurst War
956:
939:Yininmadyemi
924:Sandpainting
919:Papunya Tula
914:NATSIA Award
902:Music groups
824:Scarred tree
794:Dugout canoe
768:
484:Sacred sites
399:The Dreaming
341:Sportspeople
215:
205:
193:. Retrieved
189:the original
179:
167:. Retrieved
162:
153:
144:
138:
126:. Retrieved
117:
107:
101:
84:
80:
65:
30:
26:
22:
20:
18:
1120:Land rights
1023:King plates
839:Sweet foods
809:Food groups
779:Bush tucker
519:Language(s)
454:NAIDOC Week
404:Enumeration
313:Individuals
278:Communities
68:Yorta Yorta
61: 1860
1208:Categories
1011:Prehistory
934:Visual art
887:Didgeridoo
799:Fibrecraft
774:Bush bread
640:Mass media
567:Placenames
444:Marn Grook
434:Kurdaitcha
417:Aboriginal
379:Corroboree
298:Victorians
288:Tasmanians
195:4 December
169:4 December
128:4 December
93:References
39:Indigenous
1033:Black War
1028:Massacres
867:Artefacts
764:Boomerang
756:Bushcraft
680:Sorry Day
494:Songlines
369:Astronomy
326:Musicians
321:Activists
87:Ken Wyatt
1040:Missions
892:Dreaming
789:Coolamon
660:Politics
504:Tjurunga
216:BBC News
1224:Noongar
1072:Apology
1006:History
949:History
849:Woomera
625:AIATSIS
479:Seasons
429:Kinship
394:Deities
384:Country
361:Culture
351:Writers
265:Peoples
35:Noongar
1176:Treaty
1115:Health
1093:Issues
557:Palawa
413:Flags
409:Elders
25:(also
1186:Voice
1181:Truth
1110:Crime
897:Music
882:Dance
844:Waddy
829:Soaks
814:Humpy
605:ATSIC
70:wore
31:booka
929:Vibe
907:Rock
859:Arts
769:Buka
689:TSRA
474:Riji
374:Bora
197:2020
171:2020
130:2020
27:boka
23:buka
29:or
1210::
214:.
161:.
58:c.
49:.
21:A
249:e
242:t
235:v
218:.
199:.
173:.
132:.
111:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
