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Object #     1-1459
Object name     Frontlet
Culture of Origin     Kwakwaka'wakw, Attributed
Materials     Wood, Paint, Cloth, Pandanus
Techniques     Carved, Painted, Plaited
Dimensions     H: 23.0 cm, W: 27.0 cm, D: 25.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

Central NWC Case (1991-1997): "Whale headdress Frontlet. These carved frontlets were attached to regal headdresses and used in the Nuxalk Sisaok ceremony, comparable to the Kwakwaka'wakw Tlasula. The whale has a beak-like ridge extending down the center of its face and a human face in its upturned tail. The beaver is recognized by its incisor teeth chewing a stick and its broad, flat tail."
Source     Mrs. Walter C. Waters
Credit     Purchased from Mrs. Walter C. Waters


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