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i Cula ni Bokola

human history
  • Other Name

    Human flesh fork (English)

  • Description

    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.

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

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