i Cula ni Bokola

human history

i Cula ni Bokola. Carved from solid kau (wood) into a form consisting of four prongs and a handle. The handle is bulbous and round in section. The butt of the handle is capped and a finely woven cord of magimagi (sennit), braided in tali tolu (three-ply) technique is wrapped and knotted around directly underneath this cap. This cula ni bokola is red-brown in colour with a glossy polished finish.

Nama tāpiringa: 1950.128 Whakahounga o Mua: 9 Jul 2019
Ingoa Kē

Flesh fork (Fijian)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1950.128

Rā Tāpiringa

04 Jul 1950

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

31466 (ethnology)

592b (Oldman Collection)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
5 Mātātuhi
fork, 1950.128, 31466, 592b, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
fork, 1950.128, 31466, 592b, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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