King Plates: A history of Aboriginal Gorgets

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Jakelin TROY

Availability: Print

1993, pb, 250x170mm, 151pp, b/w illus
RRP $29.95 incl. GST
ISBN 9780855752477

This book describes and illustrates the large collection of Aboriginal gorgets held by the National Museum of Australia. However, it is far more than a mere catalogue - author Jakelin Troy gives a comprehensive history of king plates, describes other gorgets not in the collection, provides a list of references to pictures of Aboriginal people wearing gorgets, and includes a useful bibliography.