Weaving with Aunty Veronica Barnett

Join Aunty Veronica Barnett for a closer look at some simple weaving techniques you can try at home.
Aunty Veronica is a respected Indigenous Elder who has been a mainstay of the Melbourne Museum, since it opened more than 21 years ago.
Aunty Veronica joined the Melbourne Museum as a customer service officer, ahead of its opening in October 2000.
Since then, she has guided countless visitors through the Milarri Garden at the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Forest Gallery, teaching them about sustainability, plants and animals.
‘When you take from mother earth you must give back, so the next generation doesn’t miss out.’
Part of that knowledge is Aunty Veronica’s skill in weaving, which she has generously shared with staff and museum visitors alike.
‘My dad taught me to weave up north but I didn’t take much notice when I was a kid, until I came down here and I thought I can do that-that’s how it all started.
‘I’ve got something here that I can pass onto the next generation, regardless of who you are,' says Veronica.
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