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Object #     25.0/231
Object name     Frontlet
Culture of Origin     Nuxalk
Materials     Wood, Paint, Abalone
Techniques     Carved, Painted, Inlaid
Dimensions     H: 7.2 in, W: 6.2 in, D: 5.5 in
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. Anne Gerber
Credit     Sidney Gerber Memorial Collection


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