Rare Double Spirit Mask In 1818 the French explorers

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

A Pacific native balsa wood carved canoe featuring a face with eyes and teeth made of bone

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

Extra Large vintage glass ball float

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