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Cannibal Fork 1 |
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Region:
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Melanesia
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CCountry:
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Fiji
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Island Group or Local Origin:
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Fiji
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Category:
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Ceremonial
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Size:
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8 -14 "
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| Contemporary versions of Cannibal forks. In the days before Western contact, priests used these forks to eat human flesh (longpig). The designs on some of the forks relate to pottery, tapa and tattooing patterns. | ||
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