Flora b. 1809

Also known as Pangem, Palorimeenner, Plowneme, Plonermener
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer)
19th Century shell necklace worker and member of the Ben Lomond Tribe of North-East Tasmania. A necklace she made is in the collection of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
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Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace
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“The following note establishes a connection to the necklace’s possible maker. Sarah Meredith writes: 'Feb. 20th 1899 These shells I got from Queen Flora the Aborigine, 1854. Sarah Meredith, Victoria Point, Oyster Cove.” From 'Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery’, p. 50.

 

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References [<ExternalResource: Hawkins, John (11 November 2008), 'A Suggested History of Tasmanian Aboriginal Kangaroo Skin or Sinew, Human Bone, Shell, Feather, Apple Seed & Wombat Necklaces', Australiana, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 21-35, Accessed 9/3/2009.>, <ExternalResource: 'Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, TAS'.>, <ExternalResource: Hughes, P. J., Huxley, J. K., Judd, C. D., Walker-Smith G. K., Hammond C. A., Rozefelds, A. C. (eds) (2007), ''Flora' in Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, p. 50', Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS.>] [<ExternalResource: Hawkins, John (11 November 2008), 'A Suggested History of Tasmanian Aboriginal Kangaroo Skin or Sinew, Human Bone, Shell, Feather, Apple Seed & Wombat Necklaces', Australiana, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 21-35, Accessed 9/3/2009.>, <ExternalResource: 'Collection: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, TAS'.>]