Nifo'oti (cane knife)

Description:

Nifo'oti (cane knife), early 1900s, Sāmoa, maker unknown. Gift of Ms. Barbara Williams, 1986. © The copyright holder. We are actively seeking the copyright holder. Contact copyright@tepapa.govt.nz if you can help. Te Papa (FE008204). This is a nifo'oti, a carved wooden weapon from Samoa. It is one of several forms of nifo'oti that have been made in Samoa from at least the early 1800s. Origins The first nifo'oti may have been modelled on cane knives or the blubber knife of early nineteenth cent... 104, 674

Display date:

early 1900s

Location:

Sāmoa

Format:

PhysicalObject

Collections:

Te Papa Collections Online

Content partner:

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Availability:

Not specified