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Count Dorsay circular disc breastplate

Title
Count Dorsay circular disc breastplate
Description
A metal breastplate disc with a hole drilled through the top. A radiant crown is engraved in the middle, and it is flanked by an emu on the proper right side and a kangaroo on the left side. "COUNT DORSAY" is engraved below those elements, and a zig zag line runs around the border within a ring. There are traces of a red accretion on the lower part of the disk.
Subject
Aboriginal breastplates
Managed by
Item is held by the National Museum of Australia
Collection or series
Count Dorsay Breastplate collection
Rights
This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the National Museum of Australia.
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