tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236343473715549974.post8257544583349399758..comments2020-10-15T00:18:42.493+11:00Comments on Truganini's Necklaces: INTRODUCTIONrn7250http://www.blogger.com/profile/10153816490220153053noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236343473715549974.post-30504114126654622182013-03-04T16:52:14.303+11:002013-03-04T16:52:14.303+11:00There is no"doubt [being placed] on Tasmanian...There is no"doubt [being placed] on Tasmanian Aboriginal culture" and indeed this paper celebrates the ongoing expression of their culture.<br /><br />It is just the case that the kind of necklaces Truganini made and wore were mimicked by 'colonial producers' in very large numbers and within what can now be understood as an 'industry'. <br /><br />It is also the case that contemporary Tasmanian shell necklace makers, and the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, have advised that 'rice shells' do not seem to have a habitat in Southern Tasmania. <br /><br />Nonetheless maireener shells do and were in abundance in Southern Tasmania and provided the resource for the colonial industry. They were also in abundance elsewhere in Tasmania, Bass Straight Islands in particular, and are used by Aboriginal maker till this day. rn7250https://www.blogger.com/profile/10153816490220153053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2236343473715549974.post-68713415304015455872013-02-26T09:46:45.787+11:002013-02-26T09:46:45.787+11:00Trugganini lived on the southern coast of Tasmania...Trugganini lived on the southern coast of Tasmania, the mentioned shells and many others are and for sure would have been plentiful! How long is the element of doubt going too be placed on Tasmanian Aborigines and Tasmanian Aboriginal culture....Shane Newsonnoreply@blogger.com