Exhibition at the Macleay Museum
22 May – 1 August 2015
This exhibition is the result of the creative partnership between two sisters, Lynette Riley and Diane Riley-McNaboe. Their Wiradjuri/Gamilaroi heritage is anchored in their birth-place, Dubbo, in western NSW, and the meeting spaces of this Country. Dhanga Ngiyanhi Ngan.Girra is Wiradjuri for ‘where we all meet’. This title celebrates the meeting place at the junction of the Macquarie and Talbragar rivers.
Cloaks were good protection from the cold and wet, but they were also about ceremony. The underside of the pelt would be incised with various designs to indicate the person’s Moiety and Totemic connection as well as their journey through life and as such would provide information on that person’s status within Nations and across Clan Groups. The revitalisation and re-production of these Cloaks is seen as an essential tool to re-claiming traditions thought lost and as a way to re-affirm cultural identity.
Opening event
When: 5pm – 7.30pm, Friday 22 May 2015
Where: Macleay Museum, University of Sydney
RSVP: phone 9036 5253 or email macleay.museum@sydney.edu.au
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School holiday program
When: 12pm – 4 pm, Saturday 4 July 2015
Where: Macleay Museum, University of Sydney
An afternoon of activities inspired by Wiradjuri and Gamiliroi people and country for the under 10’s. Join us at the Macleay Museum for an afternoon of stories and designs inspired by Lynette Riley and Diane Riley-McNaboe exhibition.