Breastplate awarded to the Yandruwandha people

Breastplate awarded by the Exploration Committee of Victoria to the Yandruwandha people of Cooper Creek in recognition of the care they had given to explorers Burke, Wills and King.

A shallow crescent-shaped brass breastplate with a hole at each corner, engraved with text that reads “Presented to / [blank] / by the Exploration Committee of Victoria for the / Humanity shewn to the Explorers / Burke, Wills & King / 1861”.