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Object #     4-12582
Object name     I Cula ni Bokola, Cannibal Fork
Culture of Origin     Fiji
Materials     Wood
Techniques     Carved
Dimensions     L: 13 in, W: 2.5 in
Exhibit Label    

"I-Cula ni Bokola is a Fijian narrative that sheds light on my peoples dark past. It took twenty-five years to convert the first chief to Christianity, and in that, stopped the use of this object."

Thomasi Boselawa, Fijian

Source     D. Garner Jones
Location     Fiji


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