Headdress frontlet (‘Paxewe’)
Dateca. 1890
Label TextA bird with an upswept beak graces this frontlet and bear-like paws with human faces inside flank a small human face with hands below its chin at the bottom. A small animal- like face surmounts the frontlet. The features which identify this object as Kwakwaka’wakw in origin are the rounded rectangular form and the sharply carved eye sockets.
Object number91.1.29
ProvenanceMicheal R. Johnson, Seattle, Washington, until 1970; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1970-1991; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions10 x 6 3/4 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.15 x 17.78 cm)
MediumAlder wood, abalone shell, and paint
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