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Aboriginal breastplate presented to ‘Jackey Lewis’

About 1830

National Museum of Australia
Canberra, Australia

A crescent-shaped brass breastplate with a metal chain. The breastplate is engraved “JACKEY LEWIS / Chief of the Bathurst Tribe”.

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Title: Aboriginal breastplate presented to ‘Jackey Lewis’
Date: About 1830
Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
External Link: National Museum of Australia website
Dimensions: W 242mm x H 138mm x D 8mm
Collection: Jackey Lewis collection National Museum of Australia

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