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TONGAN CANNIBAL’S SPOON.

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22952 E. 15 mile Rd.
Clinton Township, MI 48035
586-465-4637

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$345

TONGAN CANNIBAL’S SPOON.

. Second half of the 19th century. Elegant functional form, carved from a coconut.. 5 1/8” length. Wonderful age patina. Tonga, a Polynesian monarchy, is the only Pacific culture which was never colonized by Europeans. Cannibalism was an integral part of Tongan native religion and was abandoned reluctantly in the early 20th century with vestiges remaining well into the century.

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