Frontlet
Tsimshian, collected 1904
This type of frontlet is worn as a headdress, usually with a
trailer of ermine skins. As a dancer shakes his head from side to
side during the dance, white bird down floats out from the crown of
sea lion whiskers.
Maple? (Acer sp.), mineral paints; L 9.8 x W 16.6 x H 16.2
cm; 3178-33