Inmates at Junee Correctional Centre have celebrated the Chinese New Year by making traditional Asian Pellet Drums and Origami figures for kindergarten students at Junee Public School.
The ‘Bolang Gu’ or pellet drum is double-sided, affixed to a stick and has two pellets connected to the sides by a cord. It is played by twisting the stick between the hands in a rubbing motion so the pellets swing back and forth hitting the two drum heads.
In their origami endeavours, inmates focused on making paper rats to celebrate the ‘Year of the Rat.’
The drums and origami figures were donated to the school to boost its Cultural Learning Program.
