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Cannibalism in Ancient Fiji

From the http://www.VideoSource.com Global Village Travel Guide and DVD, "Islands of the South Pacific". Stock footage available from http://videosource.com/search.html Transcript: For hundreds of years, the Fijian islands were avoided by explorers such as Captain Cook who dubbed them the "Cannibal Islands". This grisly reputation held Europeans at bay until the early 1800s. Today the only vestiges of cannibalism are found behind glass at the Suva museum. This display depicts the ancient custom of putting the bones of hated enemies between the branches of a tree at the edge of the village as a warning to potential raiders and to keep evil ancestor spirits away. These implements are forks used in a ritual cannibal ceremony. They prevent the fingers of the diner from touching the flesh of the victim. Although cannibalism disappeared with the spread of Christianity, another unusual ritual practice survives in Fiji today