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Mannequin on museum display donning hide shirt, dagger with bear crest pommel. The gorget or visor and sea lion war helmet on this mannequin are contemporary reproductions. This is notable in the sheen of the acrylic paint and the violet hue in the sky blue used.

Mannequin donning painting leather vest, double-edged dagger, and war helmet in the image of sea lion.

Display of slat armour with crest design.

A display case exhibiting a mannequin wearing full war garb head to toe, equipped with bone war club, a short spear and dagger. Tsimshian jerkin with killer whale design, Tsimshian antler club, and short spear. The mannequin is wearing a Tlingit visor and helmet.

War helmet, carved with humanoid form in conical shape. Eyes, eyebrows and mouth are similar to a mask.

Rear view of Tlingit slat armour and visor

Fishermen and Warriors display.

Tlingit war helmet and visor.

Tlingit war visor from Yakutat Bay.

Top drawing is the back of a suit of slat armour. Armour is in the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, St. Petersburg.

Armour, helmets, and weapons on display.

Northwest Coast Warfare display depicting helmets slat and rod armour, visor and weapons.

Tlingit helmet and visor on display at the Smithsonian.

Carved helmet and visor. The helmet has human hair attached and a moustache and beard. The visor is intricately carved in formline style.

Tlingit slat armour with visor and helmet. The helmet appears to have sea lion whiskers protruding from it.