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Object #     2004-2/153
Object name     Frontlet
Culture of Origin     Chehalis (B. C.)
Title     Bear and Children and Shaman
Maker or Artist     George Pennier
Materials     Wood, Paint, Hair, Feather, Cloth, Leather
Techniques     Carved, Painted, Glued, Sewn
Dimensions     L: 19.5 cm, W: 19.0 cm, D: 13.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

"Spirit of the Ancestors"-This maskette takes the form of a Tlingit shaman's headdress. Many contemporary Northwest Coast artists draw inspiration from both old and new objects from tribal traditions other than their own.
Source     Mr. Arthur B. Steinman
Credit     Gift of Arthur B. Steinman


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