An Aboriginal breast plate and a book. Inscribed: Major general Latouche Tambo Barcoo Queensland brass, crescent shaped, suspended from a chain with decorative scrolls and depictions of a kangaroo & emu. With a book: King plates, a history of Aboriginal Gorgets Jakelin Troy for the National Museum of Australia, published Aboriginal studies press, Canberra, 1993. Provenance: Bonhams sale lot 821 24/04/2007. (x 2)