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Post #570026 by Sneakytiki on Thu, Dec 23, 2010 9:35 AM

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On 2010-12-13 03:24, Club Nouméa wrote:
Found this over the weekend: a wooden carving from the Solomon Islands:

To me it looks like the bird is about to peck the poor worried looking guy's eyes out...

... but doubtless it has some more symbolic meaning.

CN

That is a Frigate bird and they are used by Sol. Islanders a fishing/head hunting totem.