Lyn Thorpe

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Maker
Lyn Thorpe is a Yorta Yorta and Wemba Wemba designer who created the possum skin cloak that the "Jaara Baby" was buried in.
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Name
Lyn Thorpe
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Maker
Residence
  • VIC
Indigenous Australian
 
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Thorpe, Lyn

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
Roles
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Maker
  • Artist
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Copyright agents
  • Thorpe, Lyn
  • Thorpe, Lyn
Related works
  • Emu Feathered Skirt (creator of)
  • Emu Feathered Skirt (creator of)
Related recognitions
  • 2007 Highly Commended - Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
  • 2007 Highly Commended - Victorian Indigenous Art Awards (received)
Related events
  • Victorian Indigenous Art Awards 2007 (None)
  • Victorian Indigenous Art Awards 2007 (None)
Field Changes
Biography
Contributors
  • 1937