Maireener Shell & Black Crow Necklace | Rare Aboriginal Jewellery coasters natural gemstone earrings

natural gemstone earrings

curious hands

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This tea towel features a graphic interpretation of a piece of coral from the Marine Invertebrates Collection

By: Mark Greenwood

Maireener Shell & Black Crow Necklace | Rare Aboriginal Jewellery coasters natural gemstone earringsBlack Crow and Maireener Shell necklace, 515mm length The striking jewellery produced by Palawa Tasmanian artist Aunty Jeanette James using traditional Palawa shell stringing techniques. These skills are many thousands of years old and are handed down matrilineally. The Mariner shells collected along the coastline of Lutruwita are rare. To gather the shells required to produce a range of jewellery can take two to three years. Aunty Jeanette