Rare Double Spirit Mask In 1818 the French explorers

In 1818 the French explorers  Freycinet records the following in Shark Bay

wooden eyes and teeth

Early to mid 20th Century Fijian Tribal Wood Cannibal Fork

Collection of George Alan Solem

an instrument once made by the Maori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) that may have been played as a flute or as a trumpet

Rare Double Spirit Mask In 1818 the French explorersMarimba Village, Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea. A Rare and unusual Spirit Mask featuring 2 carved avian figures and painted with natural pigments. Worn by Elders during initiation ceremonies and fixed in the Mens House representing a clan and ancestral spirit. 57 in. H