Maireener Shell & Black Crow Necklace | Rare Aboriginal Jewellery coasters and why certain species pack

and why certain species pack a very poisonous punch

By: Mark Greenwood

curious hands

The Australian Museum Shop is offering a selection of exclusive prints featuring artwork from the book Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische (republished in French as Ichtyologie)

natural gemstone earrings

Maireener Shell & Black Crow Necklace | Rare Aboriginal Jewellery coasters and why certain species packBlack 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