Sujet
Frontlet with a human figure surrounded by seven smaller figures interspersed with abalone shell
Légende
Frontlet with a human figure surrounded by seven smaller figures interspersed with abalone shell, It may have belonged to a Niska chief named Mountain. Frontlets were part of a ceremonial costume worn by Tsimshian chiefs when they appeared as great dancers. Northwest Coast of America. Tsimshian.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_032
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38,7Mo (916,2Ko) / 31,3cm x 31,0cm / 3695 x 3665 (300dpi)