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Frontlet and crown (amhalait)
1901Ermine, abalone shell and wood | 156.0 x 30.0 x 30.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 74160
Frontlet and crown (amhalait) in the form of a headdress: the alderwood frontlet with a bear (?) crest painted with Ricketts blue and inlaid features of abalone shell, attached to a framework of baleen and a cap of skin surmounted with a ring of sealion whiskers; train of numerous ermine skins behind