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

A figurehead?

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

there is but l cant think of it

They are called madien-heads

A figurehead.

A maidenhead is something else entirely :-)

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

Figurehead.