A Samoan male fireknife dancer is showing how he lights his war knife (nifo oti) using fire and coconut husk

A young fireknife dancer from Samoa Village at the Polynesian Cultural Center shows how he lights his war knife (nifo oti) using fire and coconut husk. He wears a traditional Samoan ie lavalava(material), tooth necklace, and hand-made coconut leaf hairband.