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Conduit
11th December 2021, 11:48 AM
I have been struggling to ID this ebony made weapon / tool of African origin.
It is about 26 cm long. Would appreciate any opinion on this piece.
Many thanks.

colin henshaw
11th December 2021, 01:02 PM
Its a modern copy of a so-called Fijian "cannibal fork".

Conduit
11th December 2021, 09:54 PM
Its a modern copy of a so-called Fijian "cannibal fork".

Spot on! Thank you very much.

Sajen
31st December 2021, 10:58 AM
Here an antique one, taken from this site: https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Collection/Documentation-Discoveries/Artefact/Cannibal%E2%80%99s-Fork-from-Fiji/b7f4d30c-4c64-4924-a7a9-fd84504c2798

Sajen
31st December 2021, 11:01 AM
Another one from an other museum: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/162678