Skip to content
Shopping cart
Check out
Your cart is empty
Start shopping
  • Instagram

< Australian Museum website

Currency
  • Australia (AUD $)
  • Bangladesh (AUD $)
  • Brunei (AUD $)
  • Cambodia (AUD $)
  • Canada (AUD $)
  • China (AUD $)
  • Cook Islands (AUD $)
  • Denmark (AUD $)
  • Fiji (AUD $)
  • France (AUD $)
  • French Polynesia (AUD $)
  • Germany (AUD $)
  • Hong Kong SAR (AUD $)
  • India (AUD $)
  • Indonesia (AUD $)
  • Ireland (AUD $)
  • Italy (AUD $)
  • Japan (AUD $)
  • Kiribati (AUD $)
  • Laos (AUD $)
  • Macao SAR (AUD $)
  • Malaysia (AUD $)
  • Maldives (AUD $)
  • Myanmar (Burma) (AUD $)
  • Nauru (AUD $)
  • Nepal (AUD $)
  • Netherlands (AUD $)
  • New Caledonia (AUD $)
  • New Zealand (AUD $)
  • Niue (AUD $)
  • North Korea (AUD $)
  • Norway (AUD $)
  • Pakistan (AUD $)
  • Papua New Guinea (AUD $)
  • Philippines (AUD $)
  • Pitcairn Islands (AUD $)
  • Samoa (AUD $)
  • Singapore (AUD $)
  • Solomon Islands (AUD $)
  • South Korea (AUD $)
  • Spain (AUD $)
  • Sri Lanka (AUD $)
  • Sweden (AUD $)
  • Switzerland (AUD $)
  • Taiwan (AUD $)
  • Thailand (AUD $)
  • Timor-Leste (AUD $)
  • Tokelau (AUD $)
  • Tonga (AUD $)
  • Tuvalu (AUD $)
  • United Kingdom (AUD $)
  • United States (AUD $)
  • Vanuatu (AUD $)
  • Vietnam (AUD $)
  • Wallis & Futuna (AUD $)
Search
Australian Museum Shop logo
Account Search Cart
  • First Nations Toggle menu
    • ART & OBJECT
    • BATH & BEAUTY
    • HOMEWARES
    • FASHION, JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES
    • BOOKS & STATIONERY
    • CHILDREN'S BOOKS
    • FOOD & BEVERAGE
  • Pacific Cultures Toggle menu
    • ART & OBJECT
    • JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES
  • Science & Nature Toggle menu
    • HOMEWARES
    • JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES
    • BOOKS & STATIONERY
    • CHILDREN'S BOOKS
    • CHILDREN
  • Minerals & Fossils Toggle menu
    • AUSTRALIAN MINERALS
    • INTERNATIONAL MINERALS
    • FOSSILS
    • HOMEWARES
    • JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES
    • CHILDREN'S BOOKS
    • BOOKS & STATIONERY
    • CHILDREN
  • Dinosaurs Toggle menu
    • LIFESTYLE
    • BOOKS & STATIONERY
    • CHILDREN
    • JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES
  • Sustainable Living Toggle menu
    • CHILDREN'S BOOKS
    • BATH & BEAUTY
    • LIFESTYLE
    • HOMEWARES
    • BOOKS & STATIONERY
    • FOOD & BEVERAGE
    • JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES
  • AM Exclusives Toggle menu
    • LIVE CURIOUSLY
    • SCOTT SISTERS
    • UNSETTLED
    • FROG ID
    • 200 TREASURES
    • CAPTURING NATURE
    • AM PRINTS
  • Sale
FLAT RATE SHIPPING WITHIN AUSTRALIA
Flat rate shipping within Australia

Jeanette James

Palawa Woman, Jeanette James, creates exquisite jewellery using traditional methods handed down to her from her mother, and further back through a long line spanning generations.

Known for the delicate and complex interweaving of Maireener shells, this traditional method has been used by Tasmanian aboriginal women for thousands of years, to craft ‘beautiful necklaces to wear on special occasions and to trade with other tribes for items such as ochre and tools.*’

Jeanette James is also celebrated for her stunning jewellery items made from the quills of Tasmania’s short-beaked echidna.

Her work is held in the permanent collections of Tasmania’s Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Queensland Art Gallery and the Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW.

Filter Right
10 products
Sort by
FeaturedBest sellingAlphabetically, A-ZAlphabetically, Z-APrice, low to highPrice, high to lowDate, old to newDate, new to old
Filter
Out of stock
Product type
Down
Price
Down
$
$
Sort by
Down
Jeanette James - Echidna Quill Necklace
Quick buy
Jeanette James - Echidna Quill Necklace
$5,999.99
Black crow penguin and maireeneer shell necklace Jeanette James Australian museum shop online
Left Right Quick buy
Black Crow, Penguin & Maireener Shell - Necklace
$675.00
Black crow shell, kelp shell and maireener shell necklace by Jeanette James, Australian Museum shop online
Left Right Quick buy
Black Crow, Kelp & Maireener Shell Necklace
$675.00
Black Crow and Penguin Shell necklace by Jeanette James, Australian Museum shop online
Left Right Quick buy
Black Crow & Penguin Shell - Necklace
$675.00
Black crow and maireener shell necklace by Jeanette James, Australian Museum Shop online
Left Right Quick buy
Black Crow & Maireener Shell - Necklace
$675.00
Jeanette James echidna quill earrings
Left Right Quick buy
Jeanette James - Echidna Quill Earrings
$69.99
Black Crow, Kelp & Maireener Shell - Bracelet by Jeanette James, Australian Museum Shop online
Left Right Quick buy
Black Crow, Kelp & Maireener Shell - Bracelet
$179.99
Black Crow Shell bracelet Jeanette James, Australian Museum Shop Online
Left Right Quick buy
Black Crow Shell - Bracelet
$179.99
Black crow shell necklace Jeanette James, Australian Museum Shop Online
Left Right Quick buy
Black Crow Shell - Necklace
$675.00
Black Crow & Maireener Shell - Bracelet, Jeanette James, Australian Museum Shop online
Left Right Quick buy
Black Crow & Maireener Shell - Bracelet
$179.99
About Australian Museum

Experience science, culture and nature in the heart of Sydney at the Australian Museum. Visit today with free general entry!

Australian Museum Shop
Quick links
  • Contact
  • Shipping, Handling & Returns
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Sustainability
  • FAQs
Newsletter

Sign up for exclusive offers, original stories, events and more.

American Express Diners Club Discover JCB Mastercard Visa
Currency
  • Australia (AUD $)
  • Bangladesh (AUD $)
  • Brunei (AUD $)
  • Cambodia (AUD $)
  • Canada (AUD $)
  • China (AUD $)
  • Cook Islands (AUD $)
  • Denmark (AUD $)
  • Fiji (AUD $)
  • France (AUD $)
  • French Polynesia (AUD $)
  • Germany (AUD $)
  • Hong Kong SAR (AUD $)
  • India (AUD $)
  • Indonesia (AUD $)
  • Ireland (AUD $)
  • Italy (AUD $)
  • Japan (AUD $)
  • Kiribati (AUD $)
  • Laos (AUD $)
  • Macao SAR (AUD $)
  • Malaysia (AUD $)
  • Maldives (AUD $)
  • Myanmar (Burma) (AUD $)
  • Nauru (AUD $)
  • Nepal (AUD $)
  • Netherlands (AUD $)
  • New Caledonia (AUD $)
  • New Zealand (AUD $)
  • Niue (AUD $)
  • North Korea (AUD $)
  • Norway (AUD $)
  • Pakistan (AUD $)
  • Papua New Guinea (AUD $)
  • Philippines (AUD $)
  • Pitcairn Islands (AUD $)
  • Samoa (AUD $)
  • Singapore (AUD $)
  • Solomon Islands (AUD $)
  • South Korea (AUD $)
  • Spain (AUD $)
  • Sri Lanka (AUD $)
  • Sweden (AUD $)
  • Switzerland (AUD $)
  • Taiwan (AUD $)
  • Thailand (AUD $)
  • Timor-Leste (AUD $)
  • Tokelau (AUD $)
  • Tonga (AUD $)
  • Tuvalu (AUD $)
  • United Kingdom (AUD $)
  • United States (AUD $)
  • Vanuatu (AUD $)
  • Vietnam (AUD $)
  • Wallis & Futuna (AUD $)
© 2023 Australian Museum Shop.