· Figures in possum skin cloaks 1898 shows men engaged in a ceremonial procession. Though the patterns Barak depicts on their cloaks are reminiscent of the marks carved and burned into Aboriginal artifacts, his viewpoint is striking and unusual. As we view the men from behind, we are witness to the patterns on their cloaks that are similar to those carved and burned into Victorian broad shields. These designs are worn as markers of identity, and are firmly linked to the paen (freshwater) of Barak’s father’s Yarra country.