船首像

船首像（figurehead）是一種設在船頭的木質雕刻裝飾品，其設計圖案通常和船舶名稱或用途有關。船首像盛行於16至20世紀。現代的船徽有類似作用。

船首像在歐洲的流行開始於16世紀。出於成本考量，船首像的尺寸在18世紀被大幅縮小。

參考文獻
外部連結

• [http://www.figureheads.co.uk/ The Figurehead Archive]
• [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatpicturegalleries/7299378/Ship-figureheads.html?image=1 Telegraph Gallery (17 images)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205201641/http://www.history.sa.gov.au/maritime/collections/figureheads.htm History Trust of South Australia]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20030922095345/http://www.history.sa.gov.au/maritime/collections/figureheads.htm Figureheads]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130707051917/http://www.marinersmuseum.org/collections/figurehead-collection The Mariners' Museum Figurehead Collection]

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• [http://digitaltmuseum.no/folder/8d3c4fbf-69fb-422d-a51f-3085aecb9f00 Figureheads from the Vestfold Museums's (Norwegian) collections on DigitalMuseum ]