  We have conducted near-infrared (J- and H-band) surface photometry for two
early type barred galaxies, NGC 3412 and NGC 3941. The bulges of NGC 3412 and
NGC 3941 show isophotal twists which indicate that they are triaxial. NGC 3412
has a very short bar and its bulge is more centrally concentrated than that of
NGC 3941. The unusually short bar and the centrally concentrated triaxial bulge
of NGC 3412 might be the result of bar dissolution. The colors of the nuclear
region of NGC 3941 resemble those of the blue nuclei, implying the presence of
young stellar populations.
