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Killing at Nabutautau

When: July 1867
Where: Navosa Highlands, western Viti Levu
Part of: Wesleyan missionary Thomas Baker killed at Nabutautau, Fiji

Thomas Baker was killed and eaten in July 1867 at Nabutautau for touching a chief's head, a cultural taboo, along with seven followers.

Baker met the chief of Navatusila, presented a comb, and tried to convert him. Baker touched the chief's head, violating Fijian cultural norms. This act led to his death and cannibalization. The rock used for the killing remains displayed in Nabutautau. One source gives the date as 21 July 1867, though narrative accounts place the incident only in July 1867.

Sources

Thomas Baker (missionary) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06

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