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Conduit

11th December 2021 11:48 AM

Some African spiky weapon or tool

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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

Quote:

Originally Posted by colin henshaw (Post 268185)

Its a modern copy of a so-called Fijian "cannibal fork".

Spot on! Thank you very much.

Sajen

31st December 2021 10:58 AM

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Here an antique one, taken from this site: https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collecti...9-fd84504c2798

Sajen

31st December 2021 11:01 AM

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Another one from an other museum: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/162678

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