This is a nifo'oti, a hand weapon with a wooden handle, metal blade and a distinctive hook. It is one of several forms of nifo'oti that have been made in Samoa from at least the early 1800s.; Origins; ...

The nifo oti, Samoan for “tooth of death,” resembles a machete with a hook at the end of its blade. The hook’s sharpness and weight increase the difficulty and risk for the fire dancer ...