Frontlet

The Burke: University of Washington

2015-98/9

The paint is black, red, and green. The leather is gray.


  • Type of Item frontlet
  • Culture Tlingit
  • Material wood, paint, sea lion whisker, abalone shell, leather, nail
  • Manufacturing Technique carved, painted, inlaid
  • Measurements length 13.0 in, width 5.5 in, depth 2.0 in (overall)

  • Creator James Williams
  • Received from Raoul A. LeBlanc



  • Credit Gift of Raoul A. LeBlanc
  • Motif Beaver (Animal)
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection