Tasmanian Aboriginal (Pakana) Shell Necklaces, Anne Schofield

Article from Vol 45 no 3, Aug 2023

Tasmanian Aboriginal (Pakana) Shell Necklaces, Anne Schofield

Abstract:

Antique jewellery dealer Anne Schofield recently exhibited a collection of rare Aboriginal shell necklaces from Tasmania, which were on show in June at her Woollahra gallery... Tasmanian Aboriginal shell work is unique, the patterns and shell types indicate the maker and also reflecta place or places, the seashores from whence they came, and the knowledge of collecting and making.

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The Australiana Society acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past and present – and through them to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.