Nifoʻoti (steel)
| Nifoʻoti (steel) | |
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| Weapon type: | Sword, Hiebschert |
| Designations: | Steel Nifoʻoti |
| Use: | Weapon, tool |
| Region of origin / author: |
Samoa , ethnic groups from Samoa |
| Distribution: | Samoa |
| Handle: | Wood, coconut fiber |
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The steel nifoʻoti ( Samoan for hook at the end ) is a weapon and tool from Samoa .
description
The steel nifoʻoti has a straight, single-edged, heavy blade. The blade is the same width from the handle to the location . The place has just been cut off and has a curved, pointed hook at the top. The booklet has no guard and is made of wood. It is wrapped with coconut fiber for better fastening. The blades are mostly made in England. The steel nifoʻoti is a further development of the wooden nifoʻoti with more modern materials and corresponds in shape and use to a machete . Since the metal blades were still difficult to get on Samoa in the 19th century, wooden copies in the shape of the steel nifoʻoti were also made. The steel nifo'oti was used by the people of Samoa.
literature
- Sean Mallon, Samoan art and artists , Craig Potton Publishing, 2002, page 96, ISBN 978-0-908802-65-4
- Victoria S. Lockwood, Globalization and culture change in the Pacific Islands, Exploring cultures , Verlag Pearson / Prentice Hall, 2004, page 335, ISBN 978-0-13-042173-9
- W. Arthur Whistler , Plants in Samoan Culture: The Ethnobotany of Samoa , Isle Botanica, 2001, p. 101, ISBN 978-0-9645426-6-2
Web links
- Description of the various Nifo-Oti at New Zealand Electronic Text Center
- Image description at New Zealand Electronic Text Center
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steel Nifo'oti in the Pitt Rivers Museum , accessed April 9, 2017.