VTG Set Of 2 CANNIBAL FORK FIJI PAPUA NEW GUINEA Iculanibokola Wood Carving. The cannibal fork, or iculanibokola, was used by attendants during ritual feasts to feed chiefs and priests because they were not allowed to touch food with their hands. One of the most important ceremonies a chieftain participated in was the devouring of the enemy. This set of 2 hand carved pieces are from a high end estate of world travelers.
The forks measure approximately 14" long and 16" long and 2 in diameter. Combined weight is 1 lb. They both have a woven rope tied around the neck to hang on display.
No chips or cracks are present in the finish. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania". The seller is "pathwaymarket929" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.