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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 541972, member: 2844&quot;]I agree with Taupou.</p><p>And would like to add that this bears no relation to the refined traditional art of Fiji. Fijian artifacts generally have highly stylized shapes and are made to look harmonious.</p><p>I didn&#039;t see anything resembling this when I was in Fiji in the 70s (so glad I didn&#039;t), so it is a pretty recent thing. I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if our Chinese friends at Ali Baba have something to do with it.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think the house on the forehead is supposed to represent a Bure Kalou, a priest&#039;s or Spirit house, a Fijian religious building, like the one on the right:</p><p><img src="https://www.polynesia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bure.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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