Lola Greeno
‘Water: Held’
For generations, Palawa women of Tasmania have found beauty and functionality in materials drawn from sea. Lola Greeno first learnt to make necklaces in the traditional style from her mother, observing precise protocols and cultural knowledge when gathering, preparing and threading the shells. Similarly, the thick kelp so distinctive to Tasmanian shores is the basis for Greeno’s rika — small carriers perfectly engineered to hold fresh water. They invite us to cup them in our hands and drink.
![Lola Greeno / Palawa people, Australia b.1946 / Green maireener necklace 2007 (upper strands) Strands of iridescent greens shells.](/system/files/styles/wide/private/object-images/Lola%20Greeno_APT9.jpg?itok=gKI3quHi)
![Lola Greeno Artwork Green maireener necklace this artwork made of Green maireener shells threaded with double strength quilting thread, created in 2007-01-01](/system/files/styles/large/private/object-images/2008.087_001_3.jpg?itok=Y9gqSBq1)
Green maireener necklace 2007
- GREENO, Lola - Creator