Fiona Hughes is a Trawoolway, Tyereelore Woman from Tasmania who also has ties to the Bunurong people of Welcome River in Victoria. Fiona is a maker of Traditional Shell Jewellery and Bull Kelp vessels both of which are made in the same way the Ancestral Women of Tasmania have done for thousands of years. Fiona is passionate about her Island Heritage and knows the importance of passing on these Traditional Crafts on to the younger ones, especially her granddaughters.
Made from rare Mariner Shells, pale green in colour, this is not only a bracelet but also a piece of art unto itself.
These shells were harvested by Fiona on the North East Coast of Tasmania.
CAT 78-24