Maireener Shell & Black Crow Necklace | Rare Aboriginal Jewellery coasters By: Mark Greenwood

By: Mark Greenwood

making it a valuable addition to any collection

The distinctive iridescent blue of the breeding male is what gives this bird its name

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Maireener Shell & Black Crow Necklace | Rare Aboriginal Jewellery coasters By: Mark GreenwoodBlack 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