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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4498697, member: 45&quot;]The basic shape, and the chip-carved designs, point to it being a Samoan nifo&#039;oti, whose carved wooden hook on the end has been broken off.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Several styles of these weapons have been made since the 1800s, and are said to be based on traditional cane knives or possibly on blubber knifes introduced by the Europeans.&nbsp; The most popular style features a row of notched &quot;teeth&quot; on the side opposite where the hook would be.&nbsp; Although this one lacks the teeth, other styles were made for ceremonies, and similar forms are still used in dances today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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