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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