Just five years ago there were real concerns the ancient Aboriginal practice of shell stringing would be lost in Tasmania. In 2010, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) started running luna ...

Lola Greeno's shell necklaces tell a story about growing up on a remote Bass Strait island. The renowned Indigenous artist's exhibition Cultural Jewels has returned home to Tasmania for Reconciliation ...

Shell-stringing is the cultural practice of collecting, preparing and stringing shells to make necklaces and bracelets. This knowledge is passed from mothers and grandmothers to their daughters and ...

A rare Tasmanian shell necklace that was donated to a Scottish university in the 19th century is returning to its homeland, 30 years after the first request for its repatriation. The 148cm-long ...

When it comes to summer jewelry trends, shell necklaces aren’t exactly a novel concept. But now, more than ever, they feel unexpectedly modern and undeniably delightful. Whether in the form of an ...

Scientists have long debated whether Neandertals were as sophisticated as the early homo sapiens who lived alongside them. New evidence from a 50-thousand-year-old Neandertal campsite suggests they ...

Some of Jeanette James’ earliest childhood memories involve combing remote Tasmanian beaches and collecting tiny iridescent maireener shells with her family. She always enjoyed the process, but it ...