Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, NS
I find ship's figureheads both fascinating and somewhat spooky at the same time. They appear very lifelike and often have haunting expressions. They would adorn the bows of sailing ships, and I think were supposed to bring good luck. Those who created these figureheads were very talented artists in their own right. The top picture is from the St. Patrick, a ship wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia in September of 1841. The bottom figurehead is from an unknown ship.
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