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[edit]Billy Hippie king plate ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
George Twemlow (engraver) |
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Author |
George Serras, National Museum of Australia (http://www.nma.gov.au/) |
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Title |
Billy Hippie king plate |
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Description |
An engraved crescent-shaped brass breastplate with a hole at the edge of each horn to attach a chain. The decoration on the breastplate shows an Aboriginal stockworker who is an expert horseman in full pursuit of runaway cattle. This king plate, or breastplate, was presented to Minnon Station Indigenous stockworker Billy Hippie. In the National Museum of Australia. |
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Date |
1877 date QS:P571,+1877-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Dimensions | Length 201mm; width 145mm; height 15mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1967496 |
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Accession number |
1985.0059.0363 |
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Object history | From 1815 to at least 1946, Aboriginal people who distinguished themselves in the eyes of the non-Aboriginal population in Australia were honoured with an inscribed metal plaque to hang around the neck. These plaques were known as 'King', 'breast' or 'brass' plates. A limited range of artefacts survive from the colonial period that reflect relations between Aboriginal people and settlers. Despite their often negative connotations, the National Museum of Australia sees breastplates as significant cross-cultural items that can help tell this story. The Billy Hippie breastplate is one of the finest breastplates in the National Museum of Australia collection. Billy’s importance is evident from the 'King of Minnon' inscription relating to his long association with Minnon Station, now known as Cubbie Station, near Angledool, Queensland. The breastplate was a well-crafted and expensive item intended to have considerable impact on Billy and anyone else who saw it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | When using this image, please credit the photographer and the National Museum of Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | Engraved inscription: 'Billy Hippie / King of / Minnon'; image of a cattle muster with horse and rider with a whip is engraved in the horns above the inscription; 'Twemlow, Engraver Sydney' is stamped in the metal at the distal edge on the anterior surface | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Self-photographed [1] |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
Camera model | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II |
Author | George Serras |
Exposure time | 1/125 sec (0.008) |
F-number | f/29 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 13:31, 15 February 2007 |
Lens focal length | 50 mm |
Copyright holder |
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Source | National Museum of Australia |
Credit/Provider | National Museum of Australia |
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Width | 4,056 px |
Height | 3,328 px |
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Compression scheme | Uncompressed |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows |
File change date and time | 11:51, 28 May 2007 |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 13:31, 15 February 2007 |
APEX shutter speed | 6.965784 |
APEX aperture | 9.715962 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.625 APEX (f/2.48) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Focal plane X resolution | 3,526.7605633803 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 3,528.0423280423 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Image width | 1,600 px |
Image height | 1,313 px |
Serial number of camera | 324282 |
Lens used | 50.0 mm |
Date metadata was last modified | 21:51, 28 May 2007 |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
Copyright status | Copyrighted |
Contact information | image@nma.gov.au
www.nma.gov.au/copyright_and_reproductions/ National Museum of Australia, GPO Box 1901, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Australia |
IIM version | 2 |