Antique Pair of Mamulis from Lamerea Jewellery other Mined in the 1970s this

Mined in the 1970s this crystal is from an old Tasmanian collection

From Southern Tasmania

The egg cowrie is common throughout the Indo-Pacific region and is extensively used as adornment

Handmade from Sterling Silver

5 x 5 x 3cm

Antique Pair of Mamulis from Lamerea Jewellery other Mined in the 1970s thisMamuli are part of a family's heirlooms, believed to gain ancestral powers as they are passed along from generation to generation. They were historically worn only on ceremonial occasions, although today they are worn by both men and women, often as necklaces, but with the same reverence for their ancestral meaning. This lovely elegant pair of mamulis are supposedly made from old Dutch coins or guilders. These stylised mamulis are from Lamalera