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The rich history of Ballarat has been woven into Scottish tartan cloth. In Scotland, a plaid is a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder as a kilt accessory, or a plain ordinary blanket such as one would have on a bed. The hand-woven tartan is designed by exhibition officer Ben Cox as part of the exhibition.
The 28 meter roll was woven in Scotland and has since been registered among thousands of other familu pattern on the Scottish Register of Tartan, which arrived on Friday at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.
