i Cula ni Bokola

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i Cula ni Bokola. Flesh fork. The i Cula ni Bokola is carved from solid kau (wood) into a long slender form consisting of three long straight prongs and a long cylindrical handle. The handle has three 'collars', one at the butt, one at mid section of the handle and at the base of the prongs. The kau is reddish brown in colour and has some patina. A fine braid of copper is tied around the butt of the handle.

Accession number: 1951.7 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Human flesh fork (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1951.7

Accession Date

1951

Other Id

31775 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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fork, 1951.7, 31775, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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