Photo of collection object Headdress Frontlet — Tsimshian. Headdress Frontlet, 19th century. Wood, abalone shell, ermine skins, sea lion (?) whiskers, flicker feathers, eagle down feathers, cord, felt, pigment, 14 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (36.2 x 19.1 x 23.5 cm). Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund, 05.588.7413. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Headdress Frontlet

19th century

Tsimshian

Arts of the Americas

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Tsimshian
Classification: Clothing
Formatted Medium: Wood, abalone shell, ermine skins, sea lion (?) whiskers, flicker feathers, eagle down feathers, cord, felt, pigment
Medium: wood, abalone, shell, ermine, skins, sea, lion, whiskers, flicker, feathers, eagle, down, cord, felt, pigment
Locations: Place collected: British Columbia, Canada
Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (36.2 x 19.1 x 23.5 cm)
Departments: Arts of the Americas
Accession Number: 05.588.7413
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund
Exhibitions: Objects of Myth and Memory, Jeffrey Gibson: When Fire Is Applied to a Stone It Cracks
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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