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i Cula ni Bokola

human history
  • Other Name

    Human flesh fork (English)

  • Description

    i Cula ni Bokola. Carved from solid kau (wood) into a form consisting of four prongs and a handle. The handle is diamond in shape, with a groove and a band of square shaped incisions around and near the centre of the handle. Prongs taper from the base. Brown in colour and some surface patina.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Associated Place

    Fiji

  • Accession Number
    1957.103.2
  • Accession Date
    1957
  • Other Id

    35104 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • fork, 1957.103.2, 35104, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • fork, 1957.103.2, 35104, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • fork, 1957.103.2, 35104, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • fork, 1957.103.2, 35104, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • fork, 1957.103.2, 35104, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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