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Aboriginal breastplates (also called king plates or aboriginal gorgets) were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities to recognise those they perceived to be local Aboriginal leaders. The breastplates were usually metallic crescent-shaped plaques worn around the neck by wearer.

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  • Aboriginal breastplates (also called king plates or aboriginal gorgets) were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities to recognise those they perceived to be local Aboriginal leaders. The breastplates were usually metallic crescent-shaped plaques worn around the neck by wearer. Aboriginal people did not traditionally have kings or chiefs. They lived in small clan groups with several elders—certain older men and women—who consulted with each other on decisions for the group. By appointing kings of tribes, and granting them king plates, colonial authorities went against the more collegiate grain of traditional Aboriginal culture. (en)
  • Eine King plate (Königsplakette), auch Breast plate (Brustplakette) genannt, ist eine Insigne (Hoheitszeichen), das in Australien in der Zeit der europäischen Kolonisation an Elders (Älteste) der Aborigines verliehen wurde, um sie als lokale Führer hervorzuheben. Die King plates waren metallene mondsichelförmige Platten, die von bedeutenden Aborigines um den Hals an einer Halskette getragen wurden. (de)
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  • Eine King plate (Königsplakette), auch Breast plate (Brustplakette) genannt, ist eine Insigne (Hoheitszeichen), das in Australien in der Zeit der europäischen Kolonisation an Elders (Älteste) der Aborigines verliehen wurde, um sie als lokale Führer hervorzuheben. Die King plates waren metallene mondsichelförmige Platten, die von bedeutenden Aborigines um den Hals an einer Halskette getragen wurden. (de)
  • Aboriginal breastplates (also called king plates or aboriginal gorgets) were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities to recognise those they perceived to be local Aboriginal leaders. The breastplates were usually metallic crescent-shaped plaques worn around the neck by wearer. (en)
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  • King plate (de)
  • Aboriginal breastplate (en)
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