Headdress Ornament

About this object

Cultural context

Tlingit style masquette as worn by a shaman on his headdress (acc. file).

Physical description

Maquette of a human face. Has circular black eyes outlined by a red tapering oval. Above the thick black brows, there are a pair of red-outlined inverted u forms on the left side and an elongated green u form on the right side. Underneath the left eye, there is S-shape with red circle within on the side. Underneath the right eye, there is a cross hatched red split u, and a diagonal green u form that has a plain oval within and a cross hatched red u form. The nose has red nostrils. The open mouth has red lips. Thirteen clumps of long brown hair of relatively equal length to that of the maquette itself extend upward.