Boats. Is there a name for the wooden statue at the front of old boats? Typically mermaids?

Question

ya, youre right helen. i just looked it up!

Answer 1

Yeah, she's called the figurehead.  You know, like a mans' position in a marriage.

Answer 2

A figurehead?

Answer 3

Figurehead.

Answer 4

They are called madien-heads

Answer 5

It is indeed a Figurehead, a ornamental symbol or figure formerly placed on some prominent part of a ship, usually at the bow. A figurehead could be a religious symbol, a national emblem, or a figure symbolizing the ship’s name

Answer 6

A figurehead.

A maidenhead is something else entirely :-)

Answer 7

there is but i cant think of it