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Museum exhibition of Tlingit armour, including a war helmet depicting a human face, and two sets of carved visors. The armour is fabricated from Chinese yuan coins acquired from European traders. Collected by George Emmons, 1894.

A war helmet with two folding wooden parts with painting, and leather backing. The face is possibly a hawk or eagle transforming.

War helmet, carved in the form of a humanoid face. A particularly strong piece of equipment and craftsmanship. The face is intricately carved with bulging eyes, naturalistic wrinkles and folds about the face.

Detail of a carved wooden club depicting a carved animal on the shaft of the club, possibly a sea otter.

War club carved from either red cedar or maple in the form of a smiling human creature.

Museum display of Tlingit headgear. The war helmet's design is intricately carved, inlaid with abalone in the eyes and operculum in the mouth and adorned with sea lion whiskers behind the ears.