Brief description
The TMAG houses the largest collection of Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklaces in the world. This traditional practice was maintained by the women of the Furneaux Islands, Cape Barren and Flinders. The shell necklace collection ranges from very old traditional necklaces to contemporary necklaces. The oldest provenanced shell necklace is one made of Plownneme (Queen Flora) in 1854.Data time period: 1854
Spatial Coverage And Location
text: Cape Barren Island
text: Flinders Island
text: Furneaux Islands
text: Tasmania
Subjects
Aboriginal |
Cape Barren Island |
Flinders Island |
Furneaux Islands |
Tasmania |
maireener |
necklace |
shell |
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Identifiers
- Local : TMAG19